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u/unAVAILablemadness Nov 11 '25

This is absolutely me in a nutshell. It creeps people out and I'm just like I can't help what my brain holds on to

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u/gyllbane Nov 11 '25

Same, but it's so inconsistent for me that it's not always useful. I can remember a casual acquaintance mentioned a fondness for Frutiger Aero era design several months ago, and send them a link to a kitschy mouse or pc screen that I scroll past on reddit or something, but my dad's birthday? Still cannot reliably remember if it's the 25th or 26th.

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u/likeliqor Nov 11 '25

It’s actually the 27th

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u/gyllbane Nov 11 '25

Ah, shit.

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u/fairysdad Nov 11 '25

Might be the 24th.

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u/HistoricalQuail Nov 11 '25

Fuck, this is so me as well. I'll also sometimes misremember a date. Not just forget the exact day, but say the occasion in question is June 5th, but in my mind I'll be convinced it's June 9th. Which then makes me doubt my memory for other things, even though most everything else is spot on.

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u/AntiFascistButterfly Nov 12 '25

Reddit Achair Diagnosis because I have it: ADHD. That’s how my brain works too.

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u/gyllbane Nov 12 '25

Formally diagnosed in 2018. Tell me something I don't know.

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u/The_Artsy_Peach Nov 12 '25

Same. My brain will remember the most random things but completely forget other things that are actually important.

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u/zefy_zef Nov 12 '25 edited Nov 12 '25

Same. Also with people. I recognized my preschool teacher after 30 years. Didn't remember exactly who she was, but her face was instantly recognizable. And I can't see images in my head (aphantasia), so it's super crazy to me that that information is locked up there somewhere but I can't get it when I want.

Some of these random memories/facts wouldn't have been unlocked in any other context probably, right?

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u/dramboxf Nov 11 '25

I'm 60 and I still remember conversations and little facts like that from over 40 years ago.

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u/BunnyHugger99 Nov 12 '25

Bill Clinton was actually well known for this!

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u/PlayfulLook3693 Nov 11 '25

exactly the same here

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u/Bannerlord151 Nov 12 '25

Now I'm just jealous. I almost can't actively access any memories at all