with no apparent shelf life on memories which will you remember longest the good ones or the other ones and Y?
where do you think forgotten memories go?
where do you think forgotten memories go?
Anonymous
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it is human's nature to focus on the bad things and remember them so clearly as if they've just happened today.. and so the good things pass by us without any real appreciation.. i believe that is because we want better things in life and we want to get to higher places, and if we focus on all the good things we have we might actually be satisfied and lose ambitions!... it is that way to some people.. so the bad memories will stay with us the longest in my opinion, but that is not such a bad thing.. as long as we don't totally let go of the good ones..
and about forgotten memories.. i think that happens when you don't want to remember something, when it has left a bad impact on you and you shut out all recognition of it ..
Levity
Sometimes memories do get blurry. I think strong emotion plays a part in memory. The forgotten one are just unconscious but still a part of us.
Anonymous
I'd like to say the good ones will be remembered the longest, but I tend to remember the ones I'd love to forget. Those are the memories that have etched themselves on my consciousness. I'd like to forget them because of various reasons - pain, anger, embarrassment, etc.
Anonymous
I think accessibility of memories depends on emotional focus. When we are feeling negative we are more likely to remember negative things and vice versa. Our subconcsious mind stores things according to our needs.
Anonymous
i dont think there are forgotten memories.
i think that they get buried as they are no longer important.
the ones we keep for ready access are the ones with great emotional
meaning.
the bioloigcalreason for this, i dont know.
i rember the day my dad died with crystal clarity.
important and emotinal
i forgot what i had for breakfst yesterday.
unimportant and benign