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[quote=Anonymous]I think if something is 10 years ago and wasn’t an unusual or particularly emotional experience, it’s normal to not remember details. It happens to me especially when my kids bring up a memory of something that happened when they were little. By the time you hit 50, there are a lot of long-term memories competing for storage space. But if you don’t remember pivotal experiences at all, that’s more concerning. If you went to the same beach 5 different times but can’t remember which trip cousin Mike got drunk or which year the drive took 6 hours then that’s not too concerning. Can’t remember specific restaurants from a trip, not a big deal. But if you don’t remember going to Aruba or Paris at all or even attending a big family event, that would be unexpected. I know I was just thinking about my cousin’s wedding 25 years ago and was disturbed that I couldn’t remember anything about her venue. But then I had to remind myself, I went to a lot of weddings!

I think short-term memory issues are actually the ones to worry about. [/quote]

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