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Old 23-02-2012, 19:49   #22
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Re: Earliest childhood memory

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Originally Posted by MargaretR View Post
That wiki link in my 1st post could explain that -

"However, adults who had traumatic and abusive early childhoods report an offset of childhood amnesia around 5-7 years old. It has been suggested that this is because stressful experiences can injure memory centers and possibly make it harder to form memories."
I've thought similar things, about my friends who claim they have no early memories. One in particular, who says they have no memories before the age of six. Which was when their parents seperated.
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