Do some posters...have selective memory or just forgetful? ( Archived) (11)

Oct 4, 2020 10:21 AM CST Do some posters...have selective memory or just forgetful?
LeeCharming
LeeCharmingLeeCharmingCardiff, South Glamorgan, Wales UK537 Threads 273 Polls 6,941 Posts
conversing
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Oct 4, 2020 10:25 AM CST Do some posters...have selective memory or just forgetful?
My memory is extremely selective when it comes to certain people ,so nothing to do with forgetfulness.grin
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Oct 4, 2020 12:42 PM CST Do some posters...have selective memory or just forgetful?
AI_1984
AI_1984AI_1984Pueblo del Mar, Murcia Spain12 Threads 769 Posts
It depends?

I do tend to forget things sometimes...

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.
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Oct 4, 2020 12:44 PM CST Do some posters...have selective memory or just forgetful?
Tulefell
TulefellTulefellGothenburg, Vastra Gotaland Sweden103 Threads 5 Polls 3,295 Posts
Who cares about some posters? Like, really?
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Oct 4, 2020 1:04 PM CST Do some posters...have selective memory or just forgetful?
Taralyn
TaralynTaralynFunk Island, Newfoundland Canada3 Threads 907 Posts
What were you talking about????

doh
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Oct 4, 2020 1:06 PM CST Do some posters...have selective memory or just forgetful?
GeneralBeacon
GeneralBeaconGeneralBeaconNew York, USA2,381 Posts
germanspitz: My memory is extremely selective when it comes to certain people ,so nothing to do with forgetfulness.
Just say it... you love me. rolling on the floor laughing
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Oct 4, 2020 4:40 PM CST Do some posters...have selective memory or just forgetful?
Sawdust_Molly
Sawdust_MollySawdust_MollyPeriana, Andalusia Spain28 Threads 718 Posts
I repeat myself all the time! Love to hear myself debating with my alter ego about the same issues
rolling on the floor laughing rolling on the floor laughing rolling on the floor laughing
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Oct 5, 2020 1:15 PM CST Do some posters...have selective memory or just forgetful?
LeeCharming
LeeCharmingLeeCharmingCardiff, South Glamorgan, Wales UK537 Threads 273 Polls 6,941 Posts
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 gamegrin flex
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Oct 5, 2020 3:56 PM CST Do some posters...have selective memory or just forgetful?
CossackCat
CossackCatCossackCatSomewhere, Maryland USA492 Threads 45 Polls 9,137 Posts
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. doh
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".
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Oct 5, 2020 4:00 PM CST Do some posters...have selective memory or just forgetful?
CossackCat
CossackCatCossackCatSomewhere, Maryland USA492 Threads 45 Polls 9,137 Posts
LeeCharming: you did your homework
nerd Yes.. Your thread forced me to remember what it means laugh and why I say "Okay" to her
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Oct 5, 2020 4:11 PM CST Do some posters...have selective memory or just forgetful?
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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