Remembering not remembering
Toad
Registrant
I have a friend who when they were 6 had thier dads workmate drive up early one morning while they were outside playing with the other kids. He called them over and picked them up and put them in the truck. That is the last thing they remember before being found around midnight in front of a bar where the guy had dropped them off.
The guy disappeared after that and was never caught.
To this day some 60 years later they have no idea what happened in the time they were missing. Kidnapped early in the morning and then no memories until that night.
The brain tries to protect us the best it can.
Sometimes by being hyperaware and vividly remembering every detail. For others it is by shutting down and not remembering anything. Not remembering doesn't make it less real.
The guy disappeared after that and was never caught.
To this day some 60 years later they have no idea what happened in the time they were missing. Kidnapped early in the morning and then no memories until that night.
The brain tries to protect us the best it can.
Sometimes by being hyperaware and vividly remembering every detail. For others it is by shutting down and not remembering anything. Not remembering doesn't make it less real.
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