Is it normal to have false memories?

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Often I will remember doing something or having a conversation with someone only to be told the event never happened. For example I will bring up things in conversations that the other people don't remember or I will do something like clean my room only to find out that I didn't. My best guess is that I am dreaming these things and confusing the dreams with things I actually do. Do most people do this?

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  • Thatguy777
    10 years ago

    The reason this happens is because every time you remember something, you're actually remembering the last time you remembered what you're remembering. For example, say you think of a conversation you had last night for the first time. You only pick up exactly what you can remember from it. The next time you remember it, you're actually remembering the last time you remembered that conversation. This makes it really hard to remember how things happened exactly, which is what causes your issue.

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    • ifonlyuknew247
      10 years ago

      That's brilliant!

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  • DarkestMoon
    10 years ago

    Yeah I've had those. The most common thing I've had is that I think of a memory that surely happened and the more I think about that particular memory, my mind makes me question if it actually happened or, most of the time, it convinces me that it never really happened.

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  • Holzman_67
    10 years ago

    yeah I've had that before.
    I get dejavu but later when thinking of it I am sure it is something I've dreamt about.
    It's very disconcerting actually

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  • Anonymous6996
    7 years ago

    Same

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  • [Old Memory]
    10 years ago

    I HATE THAT. Every now and then I will have a really casual dream that seems to slip false memories into my head. A conversation with my friend. Something I saw in the fridge. A late assignment. Ugh. Sometimes I have to pick apart my actual memories to determine oh wait, I did not even look inside my frige for some ketchup yesterday.

    Randomness!!

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