"I think... the expectation of memory loss is that things might... trigger them coming back. But that only works if the memories are there, within reach, but yours aren't." He says softly "And who you are, what people mean to you, how you feel about people... that's all tied up in those memories, our experiences shape us, and you're still you, your personality is still what it is, it's just... untethered from all the things that shaped it, so you don't even know how you came to be the person you are. These things... they might give you some clues, they can tell you that you had this family that loved you, that you had somebody you lost, but those are just facts without meaning when you don't remember any of it. I didn't know if it would help or not, I'm sorry that it hasn't."
He reaches out, offering his hand.
"It's okay that you don't know any of this. We'll find your memories, we will"
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Date: 2023-11-24 03:48 pm (UTC)Xie listens quietly, nodding his understanding.
"I think... the expectation of memory loss is that things might... trigger them coming back. But that only works if the memories are there, within reach, but yours aren't." He says softly "And who you are, what people mean to you, how you feel about people... that's all tied up in those memories, our experiences shape us, and you're still you, your personality is still what it is, it's just... untethered from all the things that shaped it, so you don't even know how you came to be the person you are. These things... they might give you some clues, they can tell you that you had this family that loved you, that you had somebody you lost, but those are just facts without meaning when you don't remember any of it. I didn't know if it would help or not, I'm sorry that it hasn't."
He reaches out, offering his hand.
"It's okay that you don't know any of this. We'll find your memories, we will"