Is it normal to have a hard time remembering things that just happened

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Hi, I'll just get straight to the point, so I'm 17, and it is very hard for me to remember things That just happened, or That happened years ago, because I am only 17, I should be able to remember my childhood, since I am still basically a child. So yeah, I only remember 2 or 3 things on me between 4 and 12, and even That is a huge blur, and my parents assure me I did lots of things during those time, and everything after 12 is mostly unknow to me, I still feel like I'm 12, it feels like time stopped during That time, however, I discovered That I was able to learn languages very easily. So, is it normal?

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  • JamieWoj
    7 years ago

    This is crazy because my sister and I just talked about this yesterday. I don't know any languages, but I have an unbelievably bad memory. It's something that really bothers me and I know i should see a Dr about it but i feel like they won't understand how truly bad this is.
    There are so many significant things in my life that I just can't remember. This includes my first marriage and births of my kids. And the death of my parents, which I've always associated with being the reason for my bad memory, by that i mean the trauma it caused and the things that happened after their death caused me to be diagnosed PTSD and I had heard that in these severe cases peoples brain would automatically filter out all the bad memories to protect you but since the brain cannot differentiate between good and bad memories, i just kind of started losing them all. And its not just long term memories either, for example, most women can attest that they'll get up to get something from another room and forget why they went into that room as soon as they get there, but this happens to me every single day over and over.
    I'll be thinking i need milk and bread from the store and within seconds I'll be racking my brain asking what the heck was i just thinking about? When i try to explain this to people they just think it's like normal. Like everyone forgets stuff, but not like me! I constantly run into people who come up and start talking about how we used to work together or hung out with so and so and I absolutely cannot remember their face or name or even the event or place they are talking about. I recently came across an article about a woman with a similar condition. There's an actual name for what this is but of course i can't remember the name. I'll have to try and go back in my phones history and let you know. But honestly if this is a legit concern for you then Google it. Or go see a Dr. Do it now before you lose too much of your life. It's awful to have long stretches of just blank space. When everyone around is reminiscing about the old days or whatever and your clueless. Don't know if you can fix it early and retrieve the memories you've lost, but i hope so. I need help and i need to stop being afraid. I'll try to send you a link to that article if i find it. Good luck

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    • queenmason68
      7 years ago

      I have the same problem. I'm a young 47 yr old woman. Yes I've had a lot of trauma in my life as well. I'm in counseling now & I have been diagnosed with PTSD. Memory problems have always been a huge burden of mine. I'm so sorry that you have this burden also, because I trully understand the confustion & frustration & pain it can cause. I have lived with it everyday as well & I'm scared that I'll lose my memories of my beautiful daughter that died in a car accident 3 years ago next month. I love her so much & I'm so afraid of not being able to remember, that I can't see a future for me anymore. I've turned to God in hopes of finding comfort someday.

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    • Zacharie
      7 years ago

      thank you, yeah This Is very similar to what is happening to me, actually I think I was strangled in my childhoos, becausr lately I've had vague rememberance of being strangled, and I truly hate having my neck touched, it almost physically hurt me, but I don't remember when it happenend.

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      • JamieWoj
        7 years ago

        I meant to ask if something traumatic had happened to you but i forgot. Yea i had some pretty crappy things happen to me when i was 3-6 years old. My brains"coping' mechanism just blocked everything out. Counseling as a teen uncovered a lot of things i had just blocked. I still only remember bits and pieces and know that there are certain people in my family that I absolutely hate and get totally creeped out by. One in particular that i KNOW did something bad. Thank God i haven't had to be around him since i was 17. I'm a super happy person otherwise. I mean in a way i guess it has its benefits. I don't have flashbacks and things like other people who've been abused and I don't sit around dwelling or feeling sorry for myself because I can't remember anything bad that's happened, i just know they did and I know significant things have happend in my life i just don't remember being there! Although i do think you ( and i both) should seek medical advice for this, i honestly don't care to remember the shitty stuff and then deal with that trauma. But I would love to remember why i walked into the kitchen, or what the hell i was about to say!

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  • sandnigga
    7 years ago

    Ive heard of this before. Where a guy can learn languages easily, but has a weak memory.

    What cause this, I dont know, but it's interesting

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    • Zacharie
      7 years ago

      Okay, I'll try looking for This, thanks.

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