# The holes in our old memories. Does it frustrate you?

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [September 27, 2018, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-holes-in-our-old-memories-does-it-frustrate-you/822038 "2018-09-27T17:08:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ulfreida](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ulfreida/32/8014_2.png) [@Ulfreida](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulfreida)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2018, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-holes-in-our-old-memories-does-it-frustrate-you/822038/21 "2018-10-15T22:12:19Z")

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> [@Czarcasm](#):
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> A few years back I had terrible brain swelling due to an aneurysm. The had to remove a bit and, when they did so, they removed some memories. I am missing my junior high years, a lot of high school(I looked at the high school yearbook and didn’t recognize names or faces), and I can’t even remember a single thing about the house I grew up in. Even today someone will come up to me as if we are close acquaintances…and it is if they are a complete stranger to me. It isn’t too hard not to dwell on the years I can’t recall, but every time a close stranger comes up to me it is a harsh reminder of what I have lost and can never regain.

I’m the same, but I never had an aneurysm. Cheer up, maybe it would have happened anyway.

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