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Is it better to remember or leave it forgotten?

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My husband leaves for work before I am even out of bed. This morning he came in the room to kiss me goodby. As he left he closed the door so gently I had a new memory come back.
I have alot of gaps in my memory. I had several abusers. I remember all of them but one. Every once and awhile I get flashes of memories about this one abuser. I don't want to remember. If it was so horrid that I have amnesis from it then is it really something I want to remember?
I have alot of gaps in my memory. I had several abusers. I remember all of them but one. Every once and awhile I get flashes of memories about this one abuser. I don't want to remember. If it was so horrid that I have amnesis from it then is it really something I want to remember?
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It was an intense experience and I would never do it again without a therapist. Still, it's nice to have that trigger gone and, the thing is, I can ignore the memory and don't have an emotional attachment. I like that better than being a slave to it, whether I remember the details or not.
I suppose you have to decide what works for you. I'm okay with facing it head on to get long term results rather than suffering every day until I die. Does it bother you every day? Are you okay with that? Or is it worth some short term discomfort for longterm results? Only you know what is okay for you. :)
I got to a point where I realized I had remembered enough to understand why I am the way I am. That's when I told myself no more memories -- I've remembered enough.
But, I think if there is a trigger that is set off, it will bring it a memory back whether you like it or not.
It's up to you if you want to investigate it further in therapy...but it may unfold on its own...and then I would work on processing it or deactivating it through therapy...like EMDR, or propranolol...but propranolol is not, oh can't think of the word...so I say prescribed for the deactivation in long-term PTSD.