can blackouts happen after the memories been made?? like i dont blink and suddenly its 5 hours later, but i do forget pretty much everything that happens, except for plain information like i went to a mall, and ill remember nothing else about that event.
hey, we’re not sure what this question means entirely.
if a memory was made, and you have access to that memory, it’s probably not a blackout.
if a memory was made, and afterwards you don’t have access to that memory anymore, it could be a blackout. in our system sometimes memories remain, but they’re held on to by certain alters. for example, i might start playing video games, then suddenly realize i’m in bed with teeth brushed and chores finished. i might not be able to remember doing the chores or brushing our teeth, but a part of our system (likely ralsei) would have that memory. in this way, the memory remains, but i still experienced a blackout.
we can also have events that happen where, afterwards, we can recall some factual information about what happened without being able to recall any sensory details. this sounds kind of like what you’re describing? and we’ve also called this a blackout in the past.
we’ll link our post on dissociative amnesia here, which has some of our experiences with blackouts vs. greyouts:
Our thoughts and experiences, and some resources to learn more. Hello everyone! We’ve gotten a few asks recently wondering about amnesia in
honestly that post ^ is going to have more in depth info about blackouts than we can really describe right now. sorry about this.
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