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#169301 - 12/29/08 06:45 AM
Remembering different things for same event
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Or not even remembering but other family remembers it well. Even though both of you were there at the same time, eperiencing it all.
It never ceases to amaze me what he remembers in trip memories vs. me. Right now, he is ploughing through tons of bike trip photos. He uses some of it for his reports since there are many examples of what different cities/regions have done to design bike facilities. I can't even remember some of the scenery where I am featured in the photos!
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#169315 - 12/29/08 02:02 PM
Re: Remembering different things for same event
[Re: Anno]
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It took me years to realize how "weird" my memories were. While most people remember details, I mostly remember how the event made me feel at the time. I never knew that that wasn't the norm until quite late in life. Now I try to include more details and other people's experiences in my processing of an event, but still, the overriding factor in any of my memories are the feelings experienced during the event. Hubby, on the other hand, remembers every minute detail, as in a photographic memory, and often uses that memory to create "right" and "wrong" scenarios for anyone who has different memories of the same event.
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#169318 - 12/29/08 02:31 PM
Re: Remembering different things for same event
[Re: Dotsie]
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Add another vote for the "big picture" memories! I'm the same way with books I've read or events I've attended. My second husband was like Orchid's and he was extremely abusive about my inability to remember the details. Don't miss that one!
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#169391 - 12/30/08 04:17 AM
Re: Remembering different things for same event
[Re: Dotsie]
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Dotsie...ah, to have that skill! As for me, nope, I never did have "it"...I've processed information this way since I can remember! So I can't even blame it on age (unless I was old when I arrived, which is what my grandma used to say...I was a "little old woman"!
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#169404 - 12/30/08 01:47 PM
Re: Remembering different things for same event
[Re: Mama Red]
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Thinking about this a bit more, I remembered that in my early years, my eyesight was quite poor. I often wondered why I couldn't remember things the same way my brothers did...I'm sure it's in part because I simply couldn't see, so all of my memories are wrapped around the other senses.
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#169405 - 12/30/08 01:49 PM
Re: Remembering different things for same event
[Re: Mama Red]
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I was never good at remembering names. I used to be better remembering faces. Now when I run into someone downtown, I often think in hidden panic, is this a buyer or a seller! ( I'm a realestate agent, for those who don't know.) Anyway that's not too good for my job. So I have become a master in small talk, while my brain goes a mile a minute, trying to figure out from where do I know this person. I mean really, some of these people were at house showings years ago. No way would I remember them. And many of my customers I met only once. Wierd, though, they all seem to remember me,...That could be good...or it could be bad.   All I know is, if I ever met you ladies,...I would NEVER EVER forget you. 
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