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Darko
10-20-2004, 04:27 PM
I read an Article posted on a website titled Psychscape, January 9th 2004.
Psychscape is a website similar to this one. It is random thoughts, ideas and comments about issues related to psychiatry, mental health and neuroscience. The article stated,
"Unwanted memories can be suppressed with brain areas similar to that used when we try to stop overt physical actions." "the brain systems that permit one to stop an arm motion midstream can be recruited to inhibit or stop an unwanted memory retrieval." Is such an idea possible? The ability to train one's brain systems to prohibit the retrieval of unwanted(perhaps traumatic) memories? If so, would this sort of selective memory supression be permanent? I have read some similar posts on this site in a forum(near the end of august 2004) that were talking about using hypnosis or hypnotherapy to maybe not erase a memory completely but "get rid of all emotions you have attached to it."
Could hypnotherapy help assist a kind of selective memory supression?
Merlin
10-20-2004, 07:07 PM
You're fairly vague there.
Is this a memory of last night's dinner?
A movie plot?
A romance turned sour?

You could check the archives here. It has been discussed.
My FAQ mentions it too.
Darko
10-20-2004, 08:55 PM
let's just say that this is a person whom I would rather not ever have to think about after what has happened. Is it possible to supress or erase them from my memory? If so where would i even begin? I am new to even the talk of hypnosis. How would I look such a person up to help me with this?
Merlin
10-20-2004, 09:06 PM
>where would i even begin?

You might start by reading the archives where this question has been discussed extensively.
There you will find several viewpoints from different people, pros and cons, etc.
Darko
10-20-2004, 09:08 PM
Ok i'll do that. thanx for replying and hopfully i'll find what i'm looking for.
skip
10-21-2004, 05:39 AM
You will likely find the answer, whether or not that is what you are looking for is another issue.

If you want to take the 'sting', the emotion, out of some past incident, without losing the learning gained from the experience, go to www.emofree.com download the free book, read it and follow exactly the instructions.

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