The only thing I can remember from before the year I turned 8yo was my kindergarten teachers name and Christmas of that same kindergarten year I don't remember anything else the next memories are my 8th b day I always thought this was weird I asked my mom and she doesn't remember my kindergarten teachers name and the like Christmas party.....so I'm...... reply
I'm not a licensed pro (obv), but I did some research on this topic bc of my curiosity, it could be a trauma response, where basically the brain locks away stressful or harmful memories, pretty self-explanatory, but sometimes you can dream about it and sometimes just the general vibe of the time period can make you feel uneasy etc
You also forget t...... reply
Not sure how true that is in real life but with my personal experience even my childhood memories are blocked out probably cause i wanted to. Those were worst moments of my life emotionally which no one ever should. And thinking or someone asking about my childhood or when other students have conversations about one it triggers me back to the emoti...... reply
Isn't that how children's mind copes with trauma?? Like how the brain locks the memories away to avoid causing further stress to urself and all,
Honestly i don't really remember my childhood and whenever people or someone tries to remind me of it i just either get nausea or a panic attack, i heard it was probably some trauma so kinda hope ya'll ar...... reply
this is super relatable, i completely agree that it is forgotten for a reason, i- myself have quite a few of childhood trauma n idky for the past three years i keep recalling them one by one, i was mentally pretty stable til i recall my childhood trauma, either its bc i wondering why did i forgot them in the first place or bc i was shooketh bc of i...... reply
