I have a memory from when I was very young?!


Question: I have a memory from when I was very young?
I have a good memory of my past (past as in being the age of 3, 4, 2, etc) but I think I remember something from when I was 6 months old.

Me, my dad, and my brother all had the flu and it was right after Christmas. My grandmother had alzheimers, and she was at that stage at which if something was on her mind, she wouldn't let it go until it was taken care of. She wanted to buy my brother and I Christmas presents, and she wouldn't stop bothering my mom. So my mom took her shopping. I remember my mom coming in to the room we were in (we were all in my dad's recliner; my brother was on the left and I was on the right). We were all sleeping, but I remember waking up and seeing and hearing my mom tell my dad where she was going. I remember recognizing my mom by her voice and that woke me up..and after she left the room I remember closing my eyes again. I don't think I imagined this...it's hazy, but more hazy than my memories of when I was 2 or 3.
Do you think I really remember this or I imagined it...?

Answers:

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You could have remembered it, but you could have also been told that story a long time ago. Once you heard that story it could have been stored in your brain, and you could have just pictured the story. This happens to many people. If you are told a story from when you are young you sometimes store it in your brain and picture it afterwords. Then again maybe you actually remembered it.



i really do not know if this is true or a myth but i was once told if you see a memory from your ownn eyes as you see now but if in your memory you actually see yourself in the memory then its not true as i said dont know how true this is but i remember being in my cot seeing my brothers when i was tiny and my brothers said they both often came into the room together to see if i was awake,who knows makes you think though sorry couldnt have more difinite help



This would be hard to answer because it was your own personal experience, but the mind can be a tricky thing to figure out. I too sometimes have vague memories of when i was a toddler, and ive asked my mom about some of my memories many times, but she never really has an answer for me. Also, sometimes when you look at an old photograph and forget you looked at it, youy might think of the photograph as a memory but it never really happened. This may not have helped, but i hope it did.




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