Why do I remember things that others don t?

Remembering something important makes our brains discard any similar memories that might compete for its attention, according to a new study published Monday. And actively recalling some of these memories while ignoring others can cause those overlooked memories to fade.

Why does the brain remember certain things?

At their core, memories are stored as electrical and chemical signals in the brain. Nerve cells connect together in certain patterns, called synapses, and the act of remembering something is just your brain triggering these synapses.

Why was my mother so ‘nice’?

Harley Therapy booking platformprovides affordable Skype therapy as soon as tomorrow.] But my mother was so ‘nice’…. Sometimes it’s very apparent we were not mothered. Our mother had psychological issues, or an addiction, or a physical illness. She was clearly unable to provide the consistent love and support needed for a child to prosper.

Are You ‘under mothered’ by your mother?

A mother can appear very together and even do her best, given what she learned fromher own mother, to follow her idea of ‘good parenting‘. But if our mother was emotionally absent or unreliable, often distant and preoccupied, emotionally cold, or only loved us when we pleased her? Then we were essentially ‘under mothered’.

Do you feel guilty for having a mother wound?

But there is another type of mother that can leave us an adult who feels guiltyfor daring to think we have a mother wound. This is the fun, generous mother everyone else loved. The mother who took care of us in a physical sense. We had a nice home, nice clothes, we were driven to after school classes, we never wanted for anything.

What do we really want from our mothers?

We wanted for love and acceptance. A child has an innate need tofeel loved and accepted no matter what their moods, thoughts, and actions. A mother can appear very together and even do her best, given what she learned fromher own mother, to follow her idea of ‘good parenting‘.