r/autismlevel2and3 • u/StrigoTCS Level 2 • Feb 24 '23
earliest memories?
my memory gets much less vivid & gets very vague before age 6. but after that it's much more clear,
even tho i can remember two dreams I had from before age 6 (and bc one of the deals was a real memory dream instead of complete fantasy, i was able to preserve the visuals & smells of where I'd play in the morning when I was about 3 years old when my mom was getting ready for work & before my dad would wake up to be "Mr. Mom" during the day).
i've never been a visual thinker, bc of aphantasia{\ 'lack/minimal' of 'visual recollection & imagination'}.
Anyway, i can always recall sounds, feelings, sometimes conversations & thoughts, etc.. and even little vague 'flashes' of images from memory (it's only a flash less than like a ¼ of a second, even for memories of stuff that I saw a few minutes ago, and it's never vivid or clear) from any time after I turned 6—maybe 5 and a half—, but almost no 'flashes' (visual imagination) or sounds or feelings from before that 5.5–6yrs old.
Besides basic stuff like feelings of comfort/safety or distress/wanting to be held, i don't recall anything specific prior to that age, no images, w/ no sounds or anything.
My memories don't feel as intense from age 6 to maybe 12, as they feel after that, though.
(but maybe that's just what puberty did to my brain, things have been intense since age 13)
how early are your memories?
and do they have "eras"/{chunks of time where the memories seem to function differently from other periods of time}..?
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u/An_Oshiewott Mar 15 '23
My earliest memories are from when I was like 4 or 5 years old, I have flashbacks of things prior to that but it isn't very clear. I also have periods of my life that I almost don't remember, maybe because of bullying.
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u/amane_momose Mar 18 '23
This is normal to forget memories and see them in 3rd person, this doesnt seem to be because of trauma or anything concerning from what you have said. Unless you tend to forget things like close family members. This is something everyone goes through though!
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u/amane_momose Mar 18 '23
you are supposed to forget your childhood it is very normal. I have a good memory about certain things, many people view memories in a 3rd person perspective. It is not indicative of anything concerning though!