remembering every little detail
As far back as I can remember, I’ve always had an awful memory. The bright side is that I easily forgive and forget (literally). And I can pick and choose what I want to remember (it’s easy– I just blog or take pictures about the good stuff).
Anyways, can you imagine what it’s like to have a good memory? What if your memory was SO good that you could remember every detail of every hour– even if someone gave you a random date a few years past.
This article is about a fascinating woman who has hyperthymestic syndrome, the ability to remember e-v-e-r-y-t-h-i-n-g:
Jill Price, 42, can remember every part of her life since she was 14 but considers her ability a curse as she cannot switch off.
She described her life as like a split-screen television, with one side showing what she is doing in the present, and the other showing the memories which she cannot hold back.
Every detail about every day since 1980 – what time she got up, who she met, what she did, even what she ate – is locked in her brain and can be released to come flooding back by common triggers like songs, smells or place names.
