How To Erase Bad Memories

Ever wanted to completely forget a bad memory? Anthony reports on the discovery of a gene that could aid in memory extinction and bring to life a real Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

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[agirlwholivesinsideacontai]

i have a bad memory.... too many embarrasing moments

[MarleeG]

You know how much shit I've done been through. I would love a memory removal pill.

[zoyakhan-mlnx]

I really don't want to live but there is no option for death

[laurenharrell]

I would erase a few of my bad memories.

[fenrirthevargr]

This wasn't helpful at all. Just want something to get rid of everything bad that ever happened in my life, a pill perhaps or surgery that will erase every bad thing? Not numb it, lower or make it fade, make them gone for good.

[MichaelCutts]

It would be good potential cure for PTSD, but it should only be used for that. Erasing break-ups would be too messy

[noodlenoodle]

how do you REALLY get rid of bad memeories

[PaganSkye]

I’ll take the pill now I don’t care if I forget everything from my past as long as the pain goes away and my anxiety and ptsd goes away it’s worth it

[Seeker]

If you could, would you erase all your bad memories? Learn about the gene that could give you a spotless mind: How To Erase Bad Memories

[joelg]

In a NEW YORK minute I would get rid of bad memories

[cerise]

you're asking me if I would erase all my bad memories? Given what has happened to me in the past years. Yes, I would.

[beepbeepimasheepbeepbee]

This isn't working, when I tried to erase my bad memories. IT'S STILL GETTING TO REMEMBER MY BAD MEMORIES!!

[Seeker]

That's an excellent point- as someone in the field, how much emotional weight do you think past events should have on us? How much do they inform who we are, not just from a mental health state, but in terms of our personality? I think a lot of people fear letting go of all that stuff would fundamentally change them- and if you like who you are, that can be scary. I'd love to hear your thoughts since you encounter this regularly. :) -Anthony

[matthewhafner]

Finally I can forget that time when my mom told me she didn't love me and that I was adopted

[wd]

Whenever I see a scary picture, I can never forget it. Some one please help.

[Uyihyon]

I wouldn't take the pill. I believe that to truly experience joy, is to know what sadness is. Without having traumatic experiences, we would never know that no matter how bad things once were, there were SO many happy and joyous things that happened to negate, even overpower, the bad memories. If all of our memories were happy ones, would they really be happy? How can we gauge the happiness if they're all happy? Then they're all just normal memories. Just my thought.

[jessicanunnally]

Bad memories can leave powerful lessons. I think if the lesson remained, but not the pain, it could be alright. At the same time, the pain is what keeps up from forgetting the lesson. Some experiences don't hold valuable lessons, but bring lots of pain. Those ones I think should be forgettable.

[maryyouth]

My life was very hard growing up and i hot a lot of painful memories in my head wish I could erase it all

[kimmi]

my memories good or bad, make me who i am and they teach me what i should and shouldn't do so no i wouldn't take the pill. imagine if you touched fire and got burned and it made a bad but valid memory for you to teach you not to touch fire . if you had that pill you could erase that memory and the knowledge that fire hurts and you could/would get burned in the future maybe even worse than the previous memory simply because now you erase that lesson of the past that tough you "fire hurts, dont touch it most bad memories teach you a lesson about life that you need to have to survive better if you stop to analyze them... the people who feel pain the most are usually the wisest in my opinion

[sandeepsaurabh]

would love to have such drugs targetting specific memos :)