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Episodic memory

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I'm just wondering if my memory problems are relatively common among those with ASC or if this is a totally separate thing. I have little difficulty remembering facts or procedures - my problem is purely related to episodic memory. If i think back to an event I attended in either the recent or distant past I could relate a few facts about the event, but its as if they are facts told to me by someone else. I have no personal connection to the event. For example if I think back to funerals or weddings I've been to there is no recollection of my emotions at the time. In no way am I reliving those events in my mind. I am totally unable to remember / imagine what I was like at a younger stage of my life. Its as though my entire life simply consists of now. 

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  • I think I'm quite similar. I remember things that I did. But no longer have any kind of emotional connection to them. It's almost like I'm thinking about it like it was someone else. For example, I made a corset at uni. It was very complicated and had about 36 panels. I was very proud of the achievement as it took a considerable amount of time and looked beautiful when it was on the model. I look at the same corset now, and while the memories are there, I don't feel like this bit of fabric and metal was ever made by my hands. Don't even ask me about family gatherings. They could all be one and the same for all I know. All I can remember is they were very unpleasant. 

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  • I think I'm quite similar. I remember things that I did. But no longer have any kind of emotional connection to them. It's almost like I'm thinking about it like it was someone else. For example, I made a corset at uni. It was very complicated and had about 36 panels. I was very proud of the achievement as it took a considerable amount of time and looked beautiful when it was on the model. I look at the same corset now, and while the memories are there, I don't feel like this bit of fabric and metal was ever made by my hands. Don't even ask me about family gatherings. They could all be one and the same for all I know. All I can remember is they were very unpleasant. 

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