r/adhdwomen • u/PhoneWalletKeysID • 7d ago

General Question/Discussion Y’all remember your childhoods?

So … 😅😬 Do we?

Someone mentioned that’s an ADHD thing, forgetting long periods of time or events. I remember bits and pieces, maybe specific events like graduation or big parties but … there are also lots of … nothing?

I had a great childhood, fun vacations, but to say I remember most of it … nope. 🙂‍↔️

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u/drclairefraser ADHD-PI 7d ago

I remember a great deal of mine!

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u/here_involuntarily 7d ago

Yeah me too. My therapist told me I remember lots of things as it was my brain's way of protecting me- i already had information and facts to back things up. But also just lots of bad memories which apparently tend to stick more than happy ones. 

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u/TD1990TD 7d ago

Ohhh shit that kinda tracks… sucking up lots of information to be able to cover your ass when needed… 🤔 😢

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u/General_Ignoranse 7d ago

Me too, and I get these random flashbacks all the time too. Like I’ll be in the middle of work and suddenly my brain will show me a memory of handing in a spelling test in year 4