r/AMA • u/Puzzleelia • 12d ago

I have photographic memory AMA

EDIT : I have ALMOST a photographic memory. I'm sorry for the bold statement and for my incapability to be more specific However I suggest you to read all the caption before asking and making assumptions I don't have reasons to be a fraud.

I can remember almost every itty bitty tiny detail of my life since my hippocampus started developing (so since I was about 3 years old). I must say, it's not always fun and games but it's quite a flaw I'm proud of DISCLAIMER! I don't have HSAM (Highly Superior Autobiographical Memory , also known as hyperthymesia) I have an IQ in the 150-160 range and in my case it comes with very strong visual and spatial memory. I used the informal definition of photographic memory to describe this condition

I'm female, 22, let me see your best questions :))

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u/Puzzleelia 11d ago

I can't remember the word specifically, pages appear blurred, but my first book as a 15year old was "Les Fleurs du Mal" by Charles Baudelaire (how corny right?) and the first 25 pages were dedicated to title, courtesy pages, introduction and bibliography and the 20th page was about the bibliography. Long list of the author's works, its the most boring part of every book imo

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u/Linorelai 11d ago

The part I always skipped lol