Discussion if There Any Worth of Possibility to Erase Bad Memories

Would you like to erase your memory? Some people would like to remove any painful experiences in their life. There are ways to trick your mind into suppressing those thoughts, but there is nothing that can be done physically or with medication to erase memories. Rewiring your brain and adapting to a new lifestyle is the best way to deal with trauma. Memories have a significant impact on our lives, and we should not try to destroy that. There are some extreme cases where we would want the option to remove a memory.

Memories are a part of who we are. It impacts the way we think, how we live, what we do and how we react. This includes memories as a baby, growing up or even short-term memory about an experience at school or work. Life is full of memories and there is no way out of it. Noone has only wonderful memories when they reminisce. But the hope is, the good far out weights the bad and the bad memories can be overcome allowing one to live a life that is overall good.

We create memories all the time. By having our memories destroyed we are losing our life lessons and our evolvement as a person. Taking away someone’s memories can be dehumanizing. Question may be asked, why even consider dehumanizing someone. We should do this in certain cases like in disease or illness such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Erasing memories can improve lives in this case. In the text, it states when we should erase memories. “Many of these victims feel like their lives are devalued, and it is extremely hard for them to recover their sense of self-worth.” This shows when people don’t feel like humans and they don’t have a life worth living is an extreme case in which erasing their memory seems like a good idea. But this should only be for extreme cases.

Life will always have good and bad times. If someone erases all the bad experiences, they will not learn lessons. They can make the same mistake over and over again. They won’t understand pain and can inflict pain on others without considering how that person is affected. Overall, not remembering bad things is not living a realistic life. Pain is something that no one is immune from. Removing memories of pain in a sense taking away life.

In summary, the possibility of removing bad memories is something that has been considered for many years. The debate as to whether it is a good or a bd thing is always debatable. I maintain that in very rare cases should someone even consider removing a bad memory. Other than these extreme cases, life is meant to be lived to the fullest and this includes the good and bad. Keep your memories, savor the good, manage the bad and live your life to the fullest.