Photographic Memory

People who possess a photographic memory are more common than you might think. Some see it as a blessing others see it as a curse.

A photographic memory is when you can see events in your head as if they were taking place again right in front of you. It is a very apt expression, for it is as if your brain has somehow taken a Pulitzer Prize-winning snapshot with every detail frozen in place. Having a photographic memory has its good points, and its bad points. Let\'s now listen to and examine these points from someone who had this kind of memory and then lost it.

My Story

I used to have a photographic memory. I could remember, in minute detail, comedian\'s monologues, song lyrics, family conversations and the names and years of all the winners of the Kentucky Derby. When I was a child, this photographic memory served me extremely well in school, because I could remember lessons on the test day. It was also nice to be relied on as a walking reference desk.

Ad Then I Grew Up

People around me became jealous, rather than being enchanted by my photographic memory, grew to positively hate it. I could remember things they said that they couldn\'t for the life of them remember. It got to where no one would talk around me and began to exclude me from the company. And my classmates could not stand me, because I knew all of the answers. Sometimes I would purposely flub an answer just to make the rest of the class laugh.

It is obvious that the reason people without it resent someone with one is that no one likes to be proven that they are lacking and quite often wrong. If you want to retain and develop a photographic memory, be very careful who you let know of your ability. Do not display your talent on your sleeve for the world to see rather keep it under raps only displaying it in a humble quite way. Although this is not fair, this is the way the world works.

Unfortunately, I lost my photographic memory practically the day I hit 30. Or was it 29? Maybe it was when I was 28...anyway, I lost it and haven\'t been able to find where I last put it. I do miss not having it anymore, but, as time passes, I have gotten over the hurt caused by my classmates and later colleagues. I do often wonder if I had made a conscious effort to develop my photographic memory whether it would still be with me today and how it would have affected my life today?

Children are more prone to having this than adults, for the simple reason that children don\'t have as much to remember. If your child pops up with, \"That\'s not what you said! You said this,\" they are not trying to make fun of you; they are actually trying to be helpful. Having a photographic memory can be hard for a child at times, since it seems they are so different. Be sure you let your child know that you appreciate their ability, but encourage them to keep it a secret as a special gift that they have been given, try not to let it go to your head but rather nurture it and let it develop quietly in the background, I am sure you will be happy you did.

Authors Biography: Paul Courtney contributes articles to various publications pertaining to Alternative Medicine, Herbal Medicine and is the main contributor to http://www.memoryadvisory.com

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