Can you lose some of your memory after have family members pass away?

Question

I lost two close family members back in 2006. They died two months apart and I really don't have any memories of that year. It was my senior year in high school and the only thing I remember is when I found out that they had passed

away. I don't even remeber the things I learned my senior year.

Answer 1

Yes it is the shock and grief that does that...we mercifully forget things that are especially painful...I went through Hurricane Katrina and don't remember a whole lot of what happened for 8 months after the storm...                                                                                            

Answer 2

You most certainly can and do lose significant amounts of memory after the traumatic loss of loved ones. The biggest example of this is when I sat with  my father for 6 days in a hospital before he passed away. When I returned home I was completely shocked to find my kitchen had been redecorated 2 weeks prior! The stupid part of this is that I was the one who had redecorated it. Your question is certainly very interesting. Thank  you. Best wishes. UK

Answer 3

You can't .. but you can avoid remembering it ..

Just go on with your life..