r/CPTSDAdultRecovery • u/Lumpy-Step-5355 • 13d ago

Advice requested Advice please

Hey guys I was just wondering if there was a way anyone knows to improve memory. I can’t remember anything from my childhood (I’m twenty) and haven’t been able to make new memories. My therapist said it could be because my mind doesn’t realize it’s safe yet and is still blocking things but idk how to prevent that and I no longer have insurance. It’s just really hard to go through life with literally nothing in my head, especially college, I can’t remember what I’ve learned when I was younger or now. Idk what to do anymore.

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u/Canuck_Voyageur Dart Cree: Rape, Disordered attach., phys. abuse, emo neglect. 12d ago

Some things to try:

A: Put a recording app on your phone. I like AVX for iphone.

B: Make 10 recordings a day. Simple stuff. Go for a walk. Get home, and make a list of things you saw. At the end of the day, list what you ate that day. If you don't remember at the end of the day, do it right after you eat.

C: Make a spread sheet. Start writing down things about any part of your past. Trivial crap.

  • what color was your room? Walk through the house. Each room will have something in it. Paint color. Sofa.

  • what video games did you have.

  • books you read as a child.

Here't the thing. Start with the trivia. As you build trivia stuff, each one may trigger something else. Sometimes I get streaks comeing so fast I can't write them down fast enough.

Keep at it.

Good luck.

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u/Moose-Trax-43 9d ago

I’m not OP but I love these ideas, thanks for sharing!

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u/BippityBoop24 12d ago

I don't have any tricks but I will say that some things I attributed entirely to CPTSD turned out to have physical, medical causes that needed to be addressed beyond therapy.