Long term memory.

[Unregistered]

For the past 2 years, I have been a grad student (Sociology). I am done with the program but I must take a comprehensive exam in April of 2005. I am terrified of taking exams, plus I tend to forget everything I learn within a couple of days of learning it. This is the reason why I only study 2 days (at the most) in advance before a test. I am not able to retain information for a long period of time.
I am already anticipating failure. I have been praying and I have been studying. The results: ANXIETY. I am willing to do whatever it takes to learn some type of mechanism to help me retain or recall what I have learned in the past. Is this possible? Please help!!!!!!! I am really desperate.

Lorena

[Jack]

Hello Lorena,

You can have near perfect recall unless you have either brain damage or a genetic problem affecting long term memory. Inside your skull is the most perfect memory device known to mankind. The biggest hard drive in the world is a toy comparitively.

The anxiety you generate is the result of your inability to believe that you can remember sufficiently well to pass, isn't it? So, gain the ability to remember and there will be no anxiety. Without the anxiety you will remember even more.

So, what do you do? You go along to a very good, very professional hypnotherapist with a checkable track record in memory or speed reading, you hand over your money and he or she switches the real hard drive on. May take a couple of sessions.

If you are in the UK contact the NCH on www.hypnotherapists.org (http://www.hypnotherapists.org) or in the USA the NGH.

Simple, isn't it?:)

Good luck.

Jack

[Unregistered]

Jack:

Thanks for the advice. I will definitely try it. Sounds easy, easy sounds scary! I will keep you posted.

Lorena

[Terry (existing)]

As Jack has stated, you have all you need already. Only fear is causing you to lock down that memory, while relaxing will release it instantly. Terry

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Lorena,

Interesting easy=scarey?

There is a complex equivelent you dont hear very often.

Does it really, or did I misinterpret your statement?

I wonder how many things you do every day that re both easy and comfortning, not scarey at all?

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