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karagiselle t1_iuhwyxt wrote

Reply to comment by OminOus_PancakeS in Someone still remembers you as an asshole for something you probably don't even remember doing. by lucius789

Me too, but it’s the stuff of my nightmares.

I constantly replay full versions of conversations and actions at a certain event or on a certain day, and I torture myself over the things I did and shouldn’t have done/said.

the people around me are constantly amazed that I remember so much of it (from my kindergarten years till now), but… I don’t even know why or how.

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OminOus_PancakeS t1_iuhz48t wrote

I've theorised that because I am very sensitive to what other people appear to think of me, I've tended to remember in particular those occasions that most relate to that concern, both positive and negative. For instance, the nursery memory is my earliest memory of making people laugh, which is a positive (ooh, people like me!).

Your description of constantly replaying the unhappy memories though - that sounds rough. Reminds me of compulsive rumination which can be associated with OCD.

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