Posted by Shadowplayers721 on October 27, 2004, at 21:19:35
In reply to Re: What all this repeated info is really saying.... » Shadowplayers721, posted by fires on October 27, 2004, at 16:42:11
So, the point being is that people who undergo a traumatic event will always remember every piece of it. They will remember how it felt, smelt, taste, saw, froze, etc. They will never forget or repress anything? So, if a 3 y/o is raped, then the 3 year old would remember that? They are overwhelmed mentally and physically. They don't have the word capacity either to explain what happened. Their mind is still developing. Hmmmmm. I don't think so. They are preverbal. They will store things in their mind differently. They are developmentally different. Adults are seen as monsters. Things do go bump in the night, so...
Scientifically, we are still learning much about the mind. We don't know everything. Do you remember everything you did 66 days ago? I mean everything? We have memory stored in different ways. There is the routine things.
But, what if everynight at 9 pm, your father beat you for 10 years as a child. Would you remember every single beating and all the details forever? Would you remember every outfit he wore? No. You mind checks out. You wouldn't want to remember. This is your father for Heaven Shakes. You can't believe he is doing this to you. You can't stand this. You didn't want to be there. You didn't want to exist another beating mentally or physically. Yes, apart of you knows you went though it, but you can't remember all of that. You siblings can attest it happened too, but you mind will not bring it back - not one beating. You got the broken bones, but no memory. Remembering things is a bit of a choice. If something is too painful, we can consciously choose not to remember. Has anyone mentioned this in these studies? You couldn't force anyone to choose to remember years of beatings or rapes for anything in the world.
Amnesia makes sense in regard to traumatic memories. Who wants to remember the feelings of powerless, anger, sadness, beatings, rapes, or put downs as a child? Some folks just don't know how to deal with all that. hmmmmmmm Shadows, you have said enough. (This is just my suds on the boxes.)
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