Well, your mentioning an airplane triggered a memory for me. At least, I haven't thought about it for a long time.
When I was 2 we went to San Diego to visit my uncle. I can remember riding in the shuttle with the bags (not wearing a seat belt was a novel experience for me). I know now, because I have been told, that the first plane we got on had engine trouble. All I remember is Mom being scared and saying the plane was broken and praying out loud for our safety. I have also been told that we landed and got in another plane, but I don't actually remember that either. I remember being uncomfortable sitting in my parent's laps the whole flight. I remember coloring on the little table. That's all.
As far as triggering memories, most of mine seem to be sort of chained into certain modes of thought. I start to think of one thing and it leads to another and another. I won't think about something for years and some topic of conversation or something I read will start a chain reaction and lead me back to the memories.
I have a lot of pretty early memories, but I have to be careful to differentiate between what I really "remember" and what I understand as an adult now. Like with the plane memory. I "know" that we switched planes because I've been told so. I don't actually remember it. I also now know that the plane trouble was probably not that dangerous. We landed safely and got on another plane and nothing bad happened. At the time I thought it was pretty bad because my mother was afraid, but now I know that she was terrified of flying at the best of times. She had to take anti-anxiety meds before she even got on the plane.
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dancing_serpent
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Date: 2014-07-14 04:44 am (UTC)When I was 2 we went to San Diego to visit my uncle. I can remember riding in the shuttle with the bags (not wearing a seat belt was a novel experience for me). I know now, because I have been told, that the first plane we got on had engine trouble. All I remember is Mom being scared and saying the plane was broken and praying out loud for our safety. I have also been told that we landed and got in another plane, but I don't actually remember that either. I remember being uncomfortable sitting in my parent's laps the whole flight. I remember coloring on the little table. That's all.
As far as triggering memories, most of mine seem to be sort of chained into certain modes of thought. I start to think of one thing and it leads to another and another. I won't think about something for years and some topic of conversation or something I read will start a chain reaction and lead me back to the memories.
I have a lot of pretty early memories, but I have to be careful to differentiate between what I really "remember" and what I understand as an adult now. Like with the plane memory. I "know" that we switched planes because I've been told so. I don't actually remember it. I also now know that the plane trouble was probably not that dangerous. We landed safely and got on another plane and nothing bad happened. At the time I thought it was pretty bad because my mother was afraid, but now I know that she was terrified of flying at the best of times. She had to take anti-anxiety meds before she even got on the plane.
Sincerely,
Firstar28