Could be to do with age, Or...because certain things are not that important to remember.. In which case I have a "selective " memory but not consciously.
The brain will only store certain things in the conscious mind... While unimportant things will be stored in the subconscious.
Perhaps some like to makeout...they have forgotten...cause they want to get the upper hand on someone...but when it is me...they had better bring their A game
Chances are we all know someone with "Selective Memory", and we are probably related to them. (It may take years to see it in a person). I have a relative with it. She had a death trauma. Talking to her can be frustrating sometimes, because my good memory or pleasant memory, she may ASSOCIATE with one of her bad ones. It took a long time for me to accept it and have patience with it. As she looks at me as if I have 3 heads. Now.. I say okay and change the subject and tell myself "This is how she deals with it".
CossackCat: Chances are we all know someone with "Selective Memory", and we are probably related to them. (It may take years to see it in a person). I have a relative with it. She had a death trauma. Talking to her can be frustrating sometimes, because my good memory or pleasant memory, she may ASSOCIATE with one of her bad ones. It took a long time for me to accept it and have patience with it. As she looks at me as if I have 3 heads. Now.. I say okay and change the subject and tell myself "This is how she deals with it".
Selective memory is mostly a misnomer. Sometimes it does involve purposely overlooking certain facts, but mostly it's because different people put accent on different memories. The lesser memories have much less impact on their actions. The problem is to get them to realize how important certain things should be. And that sounds a bit too much like the traditional view--I intend to mean it's unlikely you can do that.
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