When I was 5 I disappeared?

Question

I never showed up at school, and I turned up at about 6pm the same day.

The police weren't called.

I have a vague memory of two young guys with a knife and that's it.

My older sister says I talked about being with some people around a bonfire.

She also says I was taken to the hospital to be checked the next day, though my mother says she doesn't remember that.

Mom says I acted like no big deal, but wouldn't talk about where I'd been.

If this were you, would you go to a hypnotist to try to find out what happened or would you forget it (no pun intended!).

BTW, I have major problems with depression and other issues, so my looking into this would be to try to help me more than anything, but I don't want to make things worse.

(hahaha the suggested category is Yahoo mail: Problems with service!)

Answer 1

I have Bi polar and in a manic high state I had flashbacks of bad things when I was very young.

Now because of the illness I don't know if these flashbacks were true or not and I can't forget them.Maybe it is a good idea to deal with the situation so you can learn to cope with it.

Answer 2

tbh i would get a hypnotist if i were you

doesnt it bother you that you cant remember?!

it could be the key to your depression & other issues :)

good luck (y)

Answer 3

False memory syndrome (FMS) is a term coined in 1992 by the False Memory Syndrome Foundation (FMSF) to describe their theory that some adults who belatedly remember instances of sexual abuse from their childhood may be mistaken about the accuracy of their memory; from this, the Foundation hypothesizes that the alleged false memories may have been the result of recovered memory therapy, another term coined by the FMSF in the early 1990s.[1] The FMSF is an organization that advocates on behalf of individuals who claim they have been falsely accused of perpetrating child sexual abuse.[2] Some of the influential figures in the genesis of this theory are forensic psychologist Ralph Underwager, psychologist Elizabeth Loftus and sociologist Richard Ofshe.

Charles Whitfield, MD, in his 1995 book Memory and Abuse, states that all critics he had found of the studies validating delayed memories are members of the False Memory Syndrome Foundation advisory board and states that FMS is rare.[1] The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language defines FMS as "The belief that one remembers events, especially traumatic ones, that have not actually occurred", also stating it is not used scientifically

Answer 4

Yes, i'd look into it further simply because you're asking questions. If you're doing that then somewhere deep down inside you have a need to know. Investigate it further in whichever way suits you and don't be pressurised by other people. Good Luck.

Answer 5

Sometimes we have to revisit the past to rid ourselves from the ghosts, although painful , long term you would benefit

Answer 6

you might not be remembering the situation realistically. memory only fully develops at age 3. so at age 5, your memory is a baby still. now you might have false memory syndrome something a hypnotist will play up big time.

it isn't what happened in the past that creates depression or other problems-it is how you FEEL about what happened in the past that creates the disorders or a healthy self. if you feel guilty and like something terrible happened to you and you feel it traumatized you and makes you disturbed, yeah you will have depression.

Answer 7

I am not sure that I would wish to open up myself to something that I had possibly forgotten and maybe to protect my young mind.

My usual advice is to "get over yourself", but in your case, I think that you are over yourself.

I do know that it is easier to decide to be happy than it is to struggle with depression.

Answer 8

I would want to know what happened, but then again, it might be something that I would benefit from not remembering.

Answer 9

You only get depressed if you stop fighting. I disappeared st the age of four. I was running for what i thought was my life. I then spent 13 years in a care home from which i went straight to prison. Got no time for depression. Off to collage to learn and better my self.