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    *yawn* And Omg! I remember that because of -insert word here-

    I tend to remember moments in my life because of what I call a 'memory trigger' normally they're songs or sounds or a picture. I was playing the first Zelda the other day, and had like major 3 year old flashback of my sister playing the game and me watching, then the other night I had downloaded alot of Elvis, because I was obsessed with him when I was little, and I was trying to remember when I stopped listening to him, a song came on and I remembered it all perfectly, and then one day I was eating some gummy bears and I remembered buying them when I was about 5 or 6 at a store down at the beach.

    Do any of you guys get that alot, where things will just BAM hit you with memories because of something that seems insignifigant?

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    I know precisely what you mean, but I can't recall any at the moment.

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    Smells do this to me.

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    Me too, and certain sounds and music.

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    Music is a big one. It can remind me of a time in my life.

    Also, if I see a picture or hear music of a game I really enjoyed, it can make me nostalgic for the game. For example, every time I hear music from Psychonauts I want to play it. That game was so awesome.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Zeromus_X View Post
    I know precisely what you mean, but I can't recall any at the moment.
    What Zeromus_X said.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Avarice-ness View Post
    I tend to remember moments in my life because of what I call a 'memory trigger' normally they're songs or sounds or a picture. I was playing the first Zelda the other day, and had like major 3 year old flashback of my sister playing the game and me watching, then the other night I had downloaded alot of Elvis, because I was obsessed with him when I was little, and I was trying to remember when I stopped listening to him, a song came on and I remembered it all perfectly, and then one day I was eating some gummy bears and I remembered buying them when I was about 5 or 6 at a store down at the beach.

    Do any of you guys get that alot, where things will just BAM hit you with memories because of something that seems insignifigant?
    Yeah, I was playing RuneScape the other day, and I heard a certain song in-game and I was picturing myself playing RuneScape Classic back then. I love nostalgia, I'm very nostalgic.

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    Ah, I get those all the time...I just can't think of any at the moment Must be my insomnia...

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    I always listen to music when i'm on the net or reading, and ometimes i here a song, and i can remember exactly what i was reading/doing at that time...or i'd hear a song from a game/anime and i just think i should play/watch it again...but i never end up doing that :P

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    i get them at times, but then I have an excellent memory too for the small things. I remember stuff that hurts me too much to list here but I remember them, I remember the exact words I said on certain occasions and exact looks on peoples faces. All my memories at the moment are like acid to me and they hurt me in ways I could only ever had imagined a few weeks back.

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    i get that all the time especially lately.......its like when i went down to the woods with my friend.....i remembered when me and him used to go there all the time....and that was like 9 months ago! its also like that when i play the original sonic on the master system i always flash back to when i first completed it......man that was awesome.....at this very moment im getting mass flash backs of my whole life! its surreal....its like a nostalgia overload!

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    Quote Originally Posted by nik0tine View Post
    Smells do this to me.
    Me too, as well as music and such... It's a very weird experience when something like this happens. Almost surreal.

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    Yeah, it happens to me. When I saw one of those cylinder things that phases between different colours and has water bubbling through it (basically like a really tall lava lamp with water) it reminded me of my nursery where they had loads of them and I was so fascinated by them. I was also reminded lately (perhaps by that) of a room in my nursery where there are loads of different coloured lights and cushiony platforms you can jump on.

    What's weird to me is that I can remember almost the exact geometry of that place that I saw about... well, fifteen years ago? I personally find that odd. How does the mind store information about shape so well when you don't even pay attention to these things?

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    I have a ton of memory triggers. They're usually music or smells.
    everything is wrapped in gray
    i'm focusing on your image
    can you hear me in the void?

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