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I have almost no <20 memories and I'm barely 40.

torben-friis 2y ago
That's weird to me. I'm in my mid thirties and I feel the bulk of my memories are in the 13-23 range and everything's been a quick blur since then. In fact when I started a dream diary for a personal experiment, I'm in highschool in most of them - literally, as the dreams take place in the building.
- satvikpendem 2y ago
  Learning lucid dreaming as well?
  - torben-friis 2y ago
    Not exactly but close! I went through the lucid dreaming rabbit hole when I was 17, I recently found the diary from back then and was curious to see how different the dreams are now.
- wolpoli 2y ago
  I am slightly older and I don't really remember very much from around when I started work after graduating. It's kind of sad that works consume a lot of my time but I have no memory to show for it.
- Unbefleckt 2y ago
  I find this really interesting. I left school 20 years ago, I've lived a wildly varied life and been all around the world on adventures outside of general tourism, with highs and lows tied to locations I am beyond familiar with, yet far too many of my dreams are in that damn school.
Danilka 2y ago
Maybe trauma blocked memories?
kdmtctl 2y ago
It will be back later, when you’ve left behind more than you can anticipate ahead. Just give it time.
guelo 2y ago
Same here, I have a few but a lot of holes. Can't think of my day to day teen years at all.
beaugunderson 2y ago
That seems very extreme. I remember my entire childhood from about 4 years old on.
- TeMPOraL 2y ago
  No, what you said sounds extremely extreme. Remembering a lot of stuff since ~4? For me, that feels inconceivable! Myself, I remember maybe one or two things per year from 4+ onwards if I focus; flashes of images. This gradually ramps up after ~12yo, and I can actually say I remember some events from around 16+ well enough to describe them and place in rich context. Properly detailed memory? That starts for me somewhere after 20. I'm 36.
- darkwater 2y ago
  I agree with the other poster. You are definitely on the extreme side here. Good for you, really, I would love to have your superpower, but you are not the norm.
  - beaugunderson 2y ago
    Sure, I may be toward the other end of the extreme. It's certainly not eidetic memory, I just have tons of memories from all years of my life >=4. But I do think "basically no memories before 20" is close to the other extreme.
jebarker 2y ago
Same - I'm 43 and I have very few memories of my childhood. My 20s are pretty much a blur now too.
lordnacho 2y ago
Hmm, I don't know. You can't really list your memories, but when something comes up, they appear.

That's weird to me. I'm in my mid thirties and I feel the bulk of my memories are in the 13-23 range and everything's been a quick blur since then. In fact when I started a dream diary for a personal experiment, I'm in highschool in most of them - literally, as the dreams take place in the building.

satvikpendem 2y ago
Learning lucid dreaming as well?
- torben-friis 2y ago
  Not exactly but close! I went through the lucid dreaming rabbit hole when I was 17, I recently found the diary from back then and was curious to see how different the dreams are now.
wolpoli 2y ago
I am slightly older and I don't really remember very much from around when I started work after graduating. It's kind of sad that works consume a lot of my time but I have no memory to show for it.
Unbefleckt 2y ago
I find this really interesting. I left school 20 years ago, I've lived a wildly varied life and been all around the world on adventures outside of general tourism, with highs and lows tied to locations I am beyond familiar with, yet far too many of my dreams are in that damn school.

Danilka 2y ago

Maybe trauma blocked memories?

kdmtctl 2y ago

It will be back later, when you’ve left behind more than you can anticipate ahead. Just give it time.

guelo 2y ago

Same here, I have a few but a lot of holes. Can't think of my day to day teen years at all.

beaugunderson 2y ago

That seems very extreme. I remember my entire childhood from about 4 years old on.

TeMPOraL 2y ago
No, what you said sounds extremely extreme. Remembering a lot of stuff since ~4? For me, that feels inconceivable! Myself, I remember maybe one or two things per year from 4+ onwards if I focus; flashes of images. This gradually ramps up after ~12yo, and I can actually say I remember some events from around 16+ well enough to describe them and place in rich context. Properly detailed memory? That starts for me somewhere after 20. I'm 36.
darkwater 2y ago
I agree with the other poster. You are definitely on the extreme side here. Good for you, really, I would love to have your superpower, but you are not the norm.
- beaugunderson 2y ago
  Sure, I may be toward the other end of the extreme. It's certainly not eidetic memory, I just have tons of memories from all years of my life >=4. But I do think "basically no memories before 20" is close to the other extreme.

jebarker 2y ago

Same - I'm 43 and I have very few memories of my childhood. My 20s are pretty much a blur now too.

lordnacho 2y ago

Hmm, I don't know. You can't really list your memories, but when something comes up, they appear.