Posted by Larry Hoover on May 25, 2005, at 22:50:51
In reply to Re: Why dont I remember things-is it really BP2???, posted by Phillipa on May 25, 2005, at 18:24:15
> I don't think you have to be hypomanic not to remember something. It seems I've always forgotten who someone is or their name. I don't think I'm bipolar but who knows. Fondly, Phillipa
If you're replying to my post, that's not what I meant at all. Names and such are a special sort of memory, coded and retrieved by one specific process. The thing I was talking about, state-dependent learning, is the failure to recall ever having had a specific thought (the example woolav gave, not remembering even writing certain things), or not understanding the significance of the thinking, if it is recalled. It's being unable to identify at all with the internal thought processes.
The same thing can happen with highly emotional memories. You might (sometimes poorly or superficially) remember what happened, but nothing at all about how it felt. However, if you can find yourself in a similar emotional state, all of the intense detail comes back, in concert with the emotional transition.
Lar
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