trying to bring up childhood memories?

Question

I can not remember anything from my childhood, and I fear that something bad has happened to me because of other things that I do remember. Does anyone have any real good ideas on how to recover childhood memories. I feel that I am mature enough to handle it now.

Answer 1

there may be a reason you've blocked things out. a trauma maybe.is there anyone from your family that could tell you stories? how about pics of you as a child with family,friends on vacation? school photos? maybe some old toys tat you saved would bring back something. if all else fails i've heard hypnosis works. good luck. i hope you get them back.

Answer 2

how young were you ? what have you learned about your childhood from other people? are there definite events that you know happened that may have affected what you can/can't remember.
talk to people who knew you when you were young, find out. look at photos, etc, to try to trigger the most that you can in your memory. maybe try hyptomism or something along those lines , although i guess this would probably be really expensive and not necessarily effective.
you may be able to piece things together by combining all the snippets of what you learn or recover through your memory.
good luck!

Answer 3

Do not use hypnosis for memory recovery. The research clearly shows that you would be vulnerable to false memories. If you feel you are old enough to "handle it," ask family and friends about your childhood, ask if you were abused. If something happened, you will either remember and be able to deal with it... or... if you still don't remember, you are not ready to deal with it.

Answer 4

if you have built a wall up because of a traumatic situation then you might have a hard time on your own but I do suggest to you is talk to your old friends and your family and see what they remember that might help you remember trust me I blocked all my childhood out and I am now remembering slowly everything I tried to hide away and find someone you can talk to about your childhood like a support person because you may need one. Good luck.

Answer 5

If you really feel the need to go back and relive all of that you should seek regression therapy. This is where they take you back to childhood and help you remember that part of your life that you may have closed down in your mind. Personally, I don't want to remember anything else from my past. I have had enough to deal with , without adding anything else to the mix. If you feel it would help you, then go for it. We all need different things in our lives. Seek help from a professional and someone you can trust. Good luck to you.

Answer 6

Every night, as you are about to fall asleep, remember one person who was mean to you or in any way did you wrong, and forgive them. The forgiveness mantra is, "I forgive you, ---------, because you didn't know any better, and I've done some stupid things, too." Then you send blessings their way and forget about the whole thing. If you do this every night, two things will happen. First, things that you had totally forgotten about will randomly pop up, and secondly, you'll eventually reach a point where you've forgiven everyone that ever did anything wrong to you. Kind of a good feeling.

Answer 7

I think that when your mind is truely ready to remember that it will allow you to remember. I would NOT push it. Hopefully you just have an awful memory, but it could be something terrible. Not remebering is your bodys way of protecting you and you should listen to your body! After 26 years I remebered something that I wittnessed as a child and I wish I didn't. It was something that I cannot prove but I know it happened and if I could I would handles it in the manner that it deserves. ( If that makes any since?)

Answer 8

Oh! For me that's the Friday evening salmon patties and fried potatoes mom consistently made. I too went someplace and that that they had them, I basically closed my eyes went decrease back an entire lotta years!!!! The each and every now and then ingredient is ham and beans--you knew circumstances have been getting difficult whilst mom offered a ham bone and a bag of beans. Fed all six people--yet I in no way cared for it. Now I make it as quickly as a 300 and sixty 5 days basically because of the fact. For my son that's lasagne and oreo cookie dessert (aka "grimy dessert"). he's 27, yet on his birthday that's what I make, and do not forget approximately the garlic bread!!!

Answer 9

i need to know what happen to me as a child I do remember getting hit by my mother my father touching me I always had to keep my mouth shut I am 57 years old and till this day I can't express my feeling can't say what I want .I believe this is all from my childhood I have a memory block I need help to remember what happen to me. Please help me my name is Theresa

Answer 10

I would not do this unless you are with a counselor or Psychiatrist. There may be a very good reason you have repressed memories and you need to be with a professional before you do delve into this area.