For context: I’m a young adult, I don’t think I have any serious brain issues yet.

But I’ve recently been just trying to remember the past and although its kinda tragic, there are very interesting moments and I want to keep these memories forever.

But brains aren’t perfect, and I’m just so scared.

Even re-reading the events from a journal woudn’t exactly be the same as remembering it.

Idk, I’m kinda just obsessed with some memories for some reason. Don’t wanna let go of it. Having this “backstory” (for lack of a better term), is what drives me forward, without those memories, like if I get a concussion and forgot everything, I wouldn’t really be… well… “me” anymore, and the thought of that is terrifying.

  • epidermal4@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    5 days ago

    I take it from your username you are fan of Steins;Gate. I feel somehow the thought of “fear of lose of all the merry times” quite fitting the aesthetics of Stiens;Gate, and some inherent bluesness about these things all around that corner of culture, like literally every other anime featuring highschoolers.

    Aesthetically, I classify this as milking, i.e. a concept works very well and is easy to pull, so they pulled it a lot. The had my tears in Gate and Angel Beats and probably that comic with 3 boy highschoolers hanging out, but not really after those because there really isn’t much arguments in that department so you grow used to them.

    Personally I don’t really give a f to it, partly because I really just don’t - not something I normally would be contemplating about if not brought up - partly probably I felt like I have already done this before.

    So my opinion on this is:

    • It is an idea, and some felt it. It proves its ability to cultivate strong emotional feelings, which has been milked over the years in the content industry. There is a certain net of aesthetics and culture, philosophical stuff around it. If you wish to experience that particular blues feeling for aesthtics reasons, you can pull it yourself by thinking these pretty effectively.
    • there isn’t really other realistic use thinking it, all it does is making you blues. If you forgets, you would be forgetting, journalling won’t help because you be forgetting; if you don’t, you don’t have an issue then. Journalling is a good habit, this idea is pro that, so that’s good; but there’s not really anything you can do if you can’t “re-live the moments reading the journal”.