So I'm sure most people have heard about therapy that is supposed to bring repressed memories to the surface. I tend to not think a lot about it because I really don't think I experienced anything in my life bad enough that my mind chose to forget it. But what if we didn't know we did? Like Scully getting abducted by aliens and not remembering it until tiny parts leak through her memory? #xfilesreference And if you think about it, how much of your childhood do you remember? Certainly not much, if any, of the first few years. My first memory is probably when I was 4 and it is not very vivid. Otherwise, I only remember small bits and pieces of my childhood. Not that I think anything bad happened. I had a good childhood. But in a world where you can't really be sure of anything, it's scary to think of the possibilities.
Which also brings me to the thought of sanity altogether. Does questioning your sanity mean that you are sane just because you are aware enough to wonder? Do insane people know they're insane? Do they think they're normal? Sometimes I feel like questioning it at all gives you at least some level of sanity. But at the same time, if you are concerned and worried you are doing or thinking things you aren't supposed to, there is some level of sanity not there. Our brains are powerful. Sometimes I wonder if people (even myself) could be imagining a situation drastically different than the way it really is. You see movies like "Shutter Island" , "The Others", and "The Uninvited". People can make whole worlds for themselves in their heads. It's kind of scary to think about. How would you even know?
"A question that sometimes drives me hazy: am I or are the others crazy?" - Albert Einstein
The fact that we use our brains to learn about our brains always freaked me out. It's like why would something that controls every aspect of us let us learn all its' secrets? It really makes me think.
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