Amnesia Support Group

Amnesia (or amnaesia) is a condition in which memory is disturbed. The causes of amnesia are organic or functional. Organic causes include damage to the brain, through trauma or disease, or use of certain (generally sedative) drugs. Functional causes are psychological factors, such as defense mechanisms. Hysterical post-traumatic amnesia is an example of this. Amnesia may...

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headache2009 01/27/2013

I been reading all of your comments and am wondering if it is ok to not remember. I recall parts o f the injury but not much in fact of 20 to 30 minutes or more that was right after I can remember maybe a total of 1 or 2 minutes. I have been told about some of it but I still cant get it in my head. I cant fit the pieces together.
I wonder if maybe it is just as well i dont remember and work on recovering and not on the injury and how it happened? Sure it is all individual but just wondering. I did have a little short part of it come back to me but only a very small part. Help me out if you have a minute

deleted_user 02/15/2013

Read my post on the other posting list. This might help you out. I suffer from antrograde amnisea.... lol. I'm sure I didn't spell that right. But, if you read you will understand.

deleted_user 03/26/2013

Charlie: I have been reading your posts. You are very articulate and your posts are of tremendous value, both to your fellow amnesiacs and to science. I look forward to hearing more from you. Did you remember your appointment with the doctor on Feb 19th? I hope this find you well.

monilynn 01/16/2014

I didn't remember my accident for years... and I always wondered about it. I actually thought if I remembered it, it would mean I'm better and it's all over with. Then.... one day it all kindof came back to me and I was wrong. Ever since, I can't stop remembering it. My doctor says I have PTSD.. and that I'm not accepting it. When I'm in a car, or I hear car noises on TV or a movie theater it sends me backwards as if I'm there. It's... annoying to say the least.

I think you're right to be okay with not remembering it. Good for you! =) Just focus on what you want in life, and how you're going to achieve it.

-Moni

deleted_user 03/04/2014

I don't think it's okay not to remember. Maybe it's for those who doesn't remember but not for those who he/she doesn't remember. I know how it feels to stand in front of your parent who doesn't recognize you. I had to to install AlarmCare emergency medical alarm system in their home at Canada because they don't know when they are ill. But still they are fighting, and that is all I wanted.

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