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theadvancedapes  ·  4141 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Our Memories

Really love your thoughts on this washedup.

    wouldn't it be fair to say that everything we have experienced is somehow stored in us, although we are not able to consciously recall some of these memories?

To some degree, I'm sure you're right. There are different types of memories than just conscious memories. This became quite evident to me when I was talking to a friend about her childhood. She was saying that she sometimes gets negative and positive feelings in certain situations that she thinks are connected to events in her early years of life that she can't remember or explain. I'm sure this happens to me to without me even realizing! I bet a ton of subconscious memory is stored, especially from our very first experiences in life.

    How can we separate these types of memories? Is it even possible?

I'm not sure. When I was writing this post my mind was focused on conscious memories and how we can better actually remember our own lives. I would love to do more research on the topic though.

Love the questions!