If You Could...

[JessNoOne]

Would you take a pill to erase ALL of the trauma? Some of this curse is kind of a blessing because it's actually made me a more empathetic and creative person, but at the same time it would be so nice to be normal. If taking this pill meant forgetting all of the people involved in traumatizing you as well... like ripping out the pages of a history book... would you do it?

 

[Justmehere]

It still happened even if I could never remember it. It still affected me. It's part of my life and the world, and I rather face it than forget it. I wouldn't take the pill.

Now a pill that would let me remember but not have PTSD? Yeah, I'd take that magical pill if it existed!

 

[JessNoOne]

It still happened even if I could never remember it. It still affected me. It's part of my life and t...

Yess.... that would be amazing. Can they please come out with that? I just want to NOT give a f*ck about any of it... I want to be able to accept it and move forward. I want my mind in the present... not the past!

 

[Deleted member 29920]

Me too! I would not erase them because ultimately I've become a good person because of the traumas, and have explored certain things like philosophy which I may never have done had I not experienced all the traumas. I'm starting to like who I'm becoming and would only erase the ptsd.

 

[shimmerz]

I think the reason that we suffer from PTSD is because we HAVE erased the memories. I think that being able to re-process the memories without being fearful of the debilitating self judgement that come along with them would be amazing.

 

[Go Hungry]

Lol... If I took such a pill there wouldn't be any me left... Practically my whole personality was built in reaction to those traumas, so I just wouldn't exist. A person -is- their memory, ultimately.... That's the terror of Alzheimer's... the individual stops being themselves, as they forget who they ever were. It's certainly the case with my grandmother (and she is, believe it or not, a better person for it.)

So that's my take on it. :)

 

[sun seeker]

Would you take a pill to erase ALL of the trauma?

Do you mean the memories of the trauma or the effects? Those are two very different things. If the former, then no... the more I can remember, the less crazy my life seems, the more I have compassion for myself, and the more I can heal.

If the latter, well, that's an interesting question. My life would have been so different I don't know if I'd recognize it. Some of this would be a relief, but on the other hand, there are a lot of good people in my life that I would never have met if I hadn't been traumatized. It's a hard question to answer.

 

[illusionist]

I know for sure that I had trauma before I have any memory of it......my trauma comes from being at an age that I can remember......So I would love to forget.

How do I know that I wouldn't be empathetic without it?

 

[Fadeaway]

There are definitely things I would love to forget, as long as the emotional memory goes with it.

 

[Friday]

Nope.

I can do that. It's not helpful.