Posted by Kath on March 20, 2009, at 10:11:13
In reply to Re: Boy, are we complex - inner info through CBT.... » Kath, posted by SLS on March 20, 2009, at 10:00:34
Oh!! That's a good point. Although, when I've had the things pop into my head, they seem more like a movie or picture. But yes, I bet with really traumatic stuff it could really be yucky.
Kath
> You are experiencing a classic state-specific memory phenomenon. We tend to remember things best when we are in the same mental state as when the memory was first formed. Sometimes, this is not advantageous. When in a depressed state, we tend to remember depressing events, thoughts and feelings. The more severe the depression, the more intense and present are the memories. In fact, I would say that it can reach the point of being a re-experience of depressing or traumatic events.
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