What Is It Like to Remember Every Single Day of Your Life....

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What if you remember everything - what you ate yesterday, what you wore a month ago, what you talked about 5 years ago. For most of us, memories blur with time but for people with Hyperthymesia, every moment stays crystal clear.

:magnifying_glass_tilted_left: What is Hyperthymesia?

It also called Highly Superior Autobiographical Memory (HSAM). It’s an extremely rare condition where individuals can remember nearly every day of their lives in deep detail. They don’t just remember facts, they relive experiences with vivid accuracy, almost like pressing rewind on life. This happens due to increased activity in hippocampus and prefrontal cortex, brain areas responsible for storing and retrieving memories.

:high_voltage: The fascinating side:

  • They never forget dates, events, or personal experiences.

  • Researchers study them to understand how memory works and why most of us forget.

:hushed_face: But it’s not always a superpower:

  • Reliving painful memories can be emotionally exhausting.

  • The mind can feel cluttered, as if there’s no “off switch” for remembering.

Only a handful of people worldwide are known to have true hyperthymesia, making it one of the most intriguing windows into the human brain.

Time travelling due to hyperthymesia has been reported in a teen girl in this article. One of the deductions were that due to her picture-perfect memory she is able to project memories from the future.

:thought_balloon: Imagine if you could never forget anything, would you see it as a gift or a burden?

MBH/PS

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Can be both depending on context, I mean well no exam stress right? But jokes apart.. really we can make a list of pros and cons of such a rare disorder

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I think this intense reply can lead to lot of mental exhaustion or may better the decision Making process.

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Remembering every single day of your life, a condition known as hyperthymesia, can feel like both a gift and a burden. On one hand, it allows people to vividly relive moments, emotions, and details others would forget. On the other, it can be overwhelming, as painful or traumatic memories never fade, making it hard to move on. It’s a reminder of how selective forgetting is also essential for mental well-being.

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Interesting, this is new information to me.

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Good information

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Interesting post! I’ve noticed I remember almost every event with dates and details too. I wonder if it’s similar to Hyperthymesia or just my memory.

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interesting as this is the 1st time i am hearing something called hyperthymesia. Thanks for sharing.

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It’s incredible to think about what it would be like to have a memory that vivid. It sounds like a superpower.

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interesting

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I would personally feel it as burden.I think my brain would overload trying to remember every single thing. The ability to forget is a blessing.

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If we never forget anything then we will crack all the competitive exams….

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Its both gift also and burden also.

Good for the memories to remember forever and Bad for the memories we want to forget.

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It’s definitely burden for me as im an overthinker

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People with hyperthymesia, or Highly Superior Autobiographical Memory, can recall nearly every day of their lives what they did, how they felt, and even the weather with vivid clarity. About a dozen to a few dozen cases are known worldwide .

It’s not just super memory it can be emotionally overwhelming. Many individuals experience anxiety or mental fatigue because painful memories stay as vivid as joyful ones .

“It’s like a domino effect… I get ‘lost’ in a flood of memories” shared by someone living with hyperthymesia

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Informative

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That’s a thought provoking share! Hyperthymesia sounds like a gift at first, but when you think about carrying every painful or awkward moment forever, it could become really heavy. Forgetting, in some ways, is nature’s way of protecting us so maybe balance matters more than total recall.

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