Would you erase certain things in your memory

[Zoloft]

if you could? For the most part no, as I have learned from many of them, but in a couple cases of things I have seen, then yes, I would erase them in a heartbeat.

 

[Zulu Romeo]

I would love to erase certain moments, but alas they will be with me for the rest of my life, and in hindsight I would prefer to keep all of them. Even the most painful and remorseful memories.

Time often heals the pain. That, and dementia.

 

[DonIago]

Erase certain memories? No. Redo certain key moments? Hell yes.

 

[jamestyler]

I wouldn't mind erasing 2004. I had a manic girlfriend that put me off people in general for a long time.

 

[The Sneeze Police]

Yep, there are a handful of memories that I wish I could consign to oblivion.

 

[Mr. B]

I can't think of any life experiences I want to forget... but I've never been raped or seen 2 girls, 1 cup.

 

[Goji]

Yes. Pretty much everything from high school. But I've effectively done that already. Aside from just now, I haven't thought about that place in a long time.

Damnit.

 

[Kestra]

Yes. Things, and maybe a person or two.

 

[iguana_tonante]

Honestly, no. But I had it easy, I cannot talk for anybody else who had it rough.

 

[The Cutest of Borg]

Nope. The bad memories are there to keep me from repeating my mistakes.

 

[Jetfire]

Yes.
I'd feel better not having certain memories, some just cause too much pain.

 

[RJDiogenes]

Having worked in inner city health care for over 22 years, I saw a lot of unpleasant things. But erasing them from my memory would not stop them from happening; it would only be me hiding away. I'd rather change the world so that things like that do not happen.

 

[Emher]

No, but I would like to reset aspects of my personality that was seriously hampered by the stuff that was so horrible that I've blocked it out. Still can't remember it all but the effect is still there.

 

[The Boy Who Cried Worf]

Yes. A particularly annoying aspect of my own particular brand of neurosis is I tend to feel extreme guilt over really trivial matters. Maybe it was something inappropriate I said to a girl in high school, or a time when I blew up at someone when I shouldn't have. These things pop into my mind from time to time and for the next 5 minutes I have to deal with the shame and anxiety that accompanies them. Yes I would probably be better off trying to learn how to reduce my guilt and raise my self-esteem, but you'd be surprised at how difficult that is.

 

[Jadzia]

Never. To deliberately give up a memory is put oneself at a disadvantage.

My memories are most precious to me; including the bad ones... especially the bad ones

 

[CommanderRaytas]

I'd like to get rid of some memories.... but more than that I would like to go back in time and change some things I've done. I screwed up with this person once and he died before I could apologise, and that sort of gnaws on me still.

Everyone has a story like that to tell. This is why it's good there is no travelling in time.

 

[SiorX]

That's a really tough one for me. There are memories that it would be bliss to be rid of once and for all. On the other hand, some the people I met and things I learned as a result changed the way I saw the world - made me more socially aware, and more empathetic.

So if I could, would I want the peace and innocence back at the expense of social/political awareness and the desire to help other people? I think I'm glad the tech doesn't exist so I don't have to make that choice.

 

[MeanJoePhaser]

I need my pain!!

Wait, no I don't.

So, yeah, I would.

 

[RegFan]

Yes, but only a few of the most painful ones. I would still keep nearly all of my bad memories.

 

[RandyS]

I'd rather have a time machine so I could go back and make the (many) bad memories never happen. That way I could have fun annoying the shit out of my family and friends by reminding them of stuff that (for them) never happened.

Yeah, I'm a sadistic bastard.