It has been identified that the roots of my depression are rooted in things I have done in the past and my inability to let things go...so does anybody know how to erase selective parts of ones memory?
It's been shown that when we recall a memory and think about it, we don't keep a base copy of that memory. After each time we think about it, it is rewritten fresh in our brains, often with minor errors. Those errors are based on our state of mind at the time of our recall. If we are accepting of a bad experience, our memory of that experience becomes less severe each time we remember and rewrite it. If we are stressed when we remember it, the memory can become more stressful with each re-writing.
You don't want to forget...you want to keep that memory around as a reminder of 'what not to do.'
I've made some pretty greivous errors in my life; mistakes I'm ashamed of and would like to forget. However, if I forget them, how will I avoid doing something like that again? I make it a point to mull those things over from time to time, just as a way to remind myself that these are things I shouldn't do ever again.
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It's been shown that when we recall a memory and think about it, we don't keep a base copy of that memory. After each time we think about it, it is rewritten fresh in our brains, often with minor errors. Those errors are based on our state of mind at the time of our recall. If we are accepting of a bad experience, our memory of that experience becomes less severe each time we remember and rewrite it. If we are stressed when we remember it, the memory can become more stressful with each re-writing.
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I've made some pretty greivous errors in my life; mistakes I'm ashamed of and would like to forget. However, if I forget them, how will I avoid doing something like that again? I make it a point to mull those things over from time to time, just as a way to remind myself that these are things I shouldn't do ever again.
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