Is it normal that my brain represses every bad thing that happens to me?

Is it possible that a brain can repress NON-traumatic and life threatening stuff? As a kid supposedly a lot of actal traumatic things happened to me which i don't remember because my brain probably repressed it since that's generally what brains do to help people cope. But now it's gotten to the point where if ANY bad things happen to me, traumatic or not, my brain represses it (i believe). Like if somebody says something slightly mean to me, my brain will instantly forget it and i'll never remember again that they said it to me, but if it's like a fight with my parents, i'll go into a sort of amnesic state and my brain will i guess repress the information & if they try and speak to me about the fight, i will not know what they're talking about. I recently discovered this is what my brain probably does and was just wondering if it was abnormal to forget every little bad thing that happens to someone. ps,not to sound disrespectful but i'm kind of happy that this is supposedly what happens because i'm happy mostly 24/7 probably because of this and all my memories are happy. But it can be bad because i can't remember most of my life due to this. Hopefully this made sense to at least one person I tend to ramble, clearly.

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  • LloydAsher

    To willingly forget ones past will screw you in the future because what you are is the result of the past. I have never met someone who was genuinely happy 100% of the time, I at one point thought I was like that until outside observers told me I was one of the most pessimistic people they have ever seen. If you outwardly belive you are happy people can pick up on the fact that you are not.

    The brain doesnt forget it just losses the memory and somewhere inside that noggin of yours is a heap of garbage interactions that is slowly corroding it's way into your other social mannerisms.

    My advice? Remember every bad experience, learn and thrive from that bad taste in your mouth. Sort the garbage in the garbage bin dont just leave it in the dirt where it can pollute other areas of your thought process.

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    • palehorse

      pessimistic != unhappy

      Also, it's not like anyone except you knows how happy you are.

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  • palehorse

    This sounds highly problematic. Seek help.

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    • MAGATrump2020

      Seems like OP is VERY low energy!

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      • palehorse

        Sorry, what does that mean?

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  • brutus

    Sounds like a positive thing. I tend to remember bad things in vivid details, and it quickly turns into me holding a grudge against somebody.

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    • LloydAsher

      That is not a good attribute to have. To forget every bad thing that has happened.

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    • bellea

      I'm very sorry about that. I wish you the best.

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