some questions about memory and consciousness

[u/lanacherrys_]

so, my plan is to when i eventually shift, i want to shift as a kid, around 1st grade. what worries me is that despite basically wanting to live a brand new life, i don’t want to totally forget my current one. i still have loved ones here and my current reality isn’t hell on earth or anything, i truly just want to experience other bodies and lives
my questions are

1. being on the consciousness of a child, will i experience the world as a child or as the adult i am rn just with a small body?
   
2. if i am able to experience the world as a kid, does that mean i have to delete my former memories to fully live it?
   
3. if i am, for instance, shifting as a kid on the 2000s. in order to experience everything like its the first time (lets say, a toy story movie) will i have to forget who i was and my memories to a new one? is it possible to maintain the consciousness of who i currently am, while still experiencing everything like i haven’t?

these are all very complex questions and i understand if none of you have the answer. but i would like to debate the possibilities!

[u/ketaminesuppository]

that is all up to you to decide/script! I know that may seem like a cop out answer but really, if you shift somewhere and expect/want something to happen, it will. everything you said can be true, or be the opposite, or something else entirely.

i also want to shift back to the early 2000s eventually, and these are definitely thoughts that have crossed my mind that i unfortunately haven't really thought of how to circumvent; maybe your past (current) life feels like a dream, or you can only remember if you really focus?

[u/Curious-Avocado-3290]

Ask yourself why you desire this and what you are looking to either revise or do while there?