I remember the moment i became conscious of my existence

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This all happened when I was truly an infant, maybe 1-3 months old, seriously, but it has stuck with me to this day. Also as far as I can remember this is my oldest memory of any event.

Anyway, I was in my daddy's arms, he's carrying and watching me in the eyes. I dont really remember anything happening before this happened, but I remember becoming very conscious about where I was and what was going on. My father was looking at me carefully, I knew who he was and where I was. But here's the twist --- I was really conscious and I had an urge to speak but I cannot utter any word since I do not know any language that has registered in my brain. All I could think was, "Whoa, I'm alive, I am a person". I remember looking at my daddy's eyes and just being aware of myself. The way I have articulated this to myself is that it was the moment my soul entered my body. It was the day I truly started to exist.

Has anyone else had an experience like this? I have only told 2 people about this, and it is extremely hard to explain, but it is one of the most significant moments in my life. I would love to hear from anyone that had a similar experience.

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  • Azaman
    7 years ago

    I was on LSD first time I became aware of my existence. Derp.

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      7 years ago

      Haha, derp!

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  • RandomNumbers
    7 years ago

    i had something like that too!
    When i was i think less than 8 months o or so i remember to had the urge to speak about something i noticed to my mom, but realized i couldn't speak.

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  • _Mehhhh_
    7 years ago

    It seems unlikely since your brain is so under-developed at that age that you literally don't know what anything even is.

    I don't remember anything from being a baby, before my 2nd birthday really.

    My earliest memories are age 2-3, but I can't pinpoint an EXACT "earliest" one. It's weird, because there's a lot of gaps I don't remember, but the things I do remember I can think of with incredibly scary accuracy, to the degree where it actually shocks my parents sometimes.

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  • Legion
    7 years ago

    Highly unlikely, as the brain is not yet developed at this point to retain memories. Usually, its not till 2 or 3 that the brain will register memories and keep them for the first time. The earliest memory I remember was watching my dad come home from work one stormy evening, the old white 1964 Dodge dart coming down the driveway, right then, the creek rises and takes out the bridge, leaving him to have to find a different way to the house. I was 2 years old at the time.

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    • RandomNumbers
      7 years ago

      science believe that it can explain every thing, and what it cannot explain it simply didn't happened.
      Don't be foolish, science is still a baby

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  • mysistersshadow
    7 years ago

    Wonderful news thanks for sharing. Oh yea this isn't your blog.

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    • Fandjango
      7 years ago

      you love saying that, how about getting over yourself?

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      • mysistersshadow
        7 years ago

        I only say it to ppl that treat this as there blog.

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        • Fandjango
          7 years ago

          fair enough , there annoying those ppl aren't they? ;)

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          • mysistersshadow
            7 years ago

            More like boring than annoying but whatever.

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  • mrbrownfinger2
    7 years ago

    You were alive for 9 months inside your mother too, stop making shit up.

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      7 years ago

      I'm talking about "self-consciousness".

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      • DraegorX
        7 years ago

        Hey, If you can remember this far back, it's crazy cool bro. But no, your soul didn't enter your body at that point. It just means that your earliest living memory is much earlier than most people, which makes you unique, but still normal.

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