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redhead44613 Joined Fri 01/18/08 Posts: 12976	Thu 07/30/09 05:59 AM
You hold the answers deep within your own mind. Consciously, you've forgotten it. That's the way the human mind works. Whenever something is too unpleasant, to shameful for us to entertain, we reject it. We erase it from our memories. But the imprint is always there. Nothing is ever really forgotten.

catseyes1 Joined Fri 06/19/09 Posts: 1459	Thu 07/30/09 06:02 AM
I would say that is true.

Gossipmpm Joined Tue 03/03/09 Posts: 19414	Thu 07/30/09 06:02 AM
That is sooo true!! Beautiful write!

redhead44613 Joined Fri 01/18/08 Posts: 12976	Thu 07/30/09 06:05 AM
what's ptsd?

michiganman3 Joined Mon 10/29/07 Posts: 14521	Thu 07/30/09 06:07 AM
What are you pretending not to know?

newarkjw Joined Sun 05/25/08 Posts: 17172	Thu 07/30/09 06:09 AM
what's ptsd? Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

redhead44613 Joined Fri 01/18/08 Posts: 12976	Thu 07/30/09 06:12 AM
what's ptsd? Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ooo ok thank you

seamac Joined Sun 03/22/09 Posts: 3104	Thu 07/30/09 06:13 AM Edited by seamac on Thu 07/30/09 06:16 AM
To my knowledge, ptsd doesn't mean you don't have the memories that caused the disorder. Or at least many of them.

Innocent81 Joined Tue 07/14/09 Posts: 126	Thu 07/30/09 06:18 AM
You hold the answers deep within your own mind. Consciously, you've forgotten it. That's the way the human mind works. Whenever something is too unpleasant, to shameful for us to entertain, we reject it. We erase it from our memories. But the imprint is always there. Nothing is ever really forgotten. This is soo true, good words!!

Jill298 Joined Fri 11/09/07 Posts: 16316	Thu 07/30/09 06:27 AM
I wish I could reject things. I remember each and every painful memory like it all just happened.

2KidsMom Joined Tue 09/30/08 Posts: 58206	Thu 07/30/09 06:28 AM
very true.

newarkjw Joined Sun 05/25/08 Posts: 17172	Thu 07/30/09 06:30 AM
I wish I could reject things. I remember each and every painful memory like it all just happened. I am the same way. There are a few things I wish I would forget.

Jill298 Joined Fri 11/09/07 Posts: 16316	Thu 07/30/09 06:43 AM
I wish I could reject things. I remember each and every painful memory like it all just happened. I am the same way. There are a few things I wish I would forget. me too

Jon85213 Joined Sat 02/14/09 Posts: 185	Thu 07/30/09 06:47 AM
To my knowledge, ptsd doesn't mean you don't have the memories that caused the disorder. Or at least many of them. it actually can happen. ptsd can occur relatively soon or years down the line after a traumatic event. for me it was about 6 years after i was hit by a car. i slipped into a deep depression. i come to find out at the time of the accident the doctors knew that it could be a possibility. They did not inform me at that time since it was only a possibility and not likely to happen. Once I found out everything made so much more sense.

motowndowntown Joined Wed 11/19/08 Posts: 21399	Thu 07/30/09 06:50 AM
It may not be forgotten, but that doesn't mean you have to dwell on it forever and let it ruin the rest of your life.

pkh Joined Sat 05/26/07 Posts: 14961	Thu 07/30/09 06:55 AM
True

jemare Joined Fri 04/24/09 Posts: 2105	Thu 07/30/09 07:40 AM
An absolutely wonderful read. I think you are right, nothing is ever really forgotten. Your subconscious remembers and prepares you for the future. I think that is where a gut instinct feeling comes from. Always trust your gut instinct.

newarkjw Joined Sun 05/25/08 Posts: 17172	Thu 07/30/09 08:02 AM
It may not be forgotten, but that doesn't mean you have to dwell on it forever and let it ruin the rest of your life. Very good advice but it is easier said than done at times...

auburngirl Joined Fri 04/27/07 Posts: 18811	Thu 07/30/09 08:22 AM
That happens to be absolutely true. For the most part PTSD happens around 4 months after a trauma. I'm not aware that it blocks the trauma itself. Trauma/shock can just by the nature of it block a memory.