Forgetting bad memories?

garetjax · November 27th, 2006

Found this on Yahoo just now. There is a drug out now, called Propranolol, which could lessen or even make you forget bad memories. Like the death of a loved one. Or being bullied in grade school. Or even the traumatic events that lead up to and the aftermath of a woman having been raped.

There's like 8 clips, which were originally aired on 60 Minutes about the feasibility of using this drug to make people either forget or lessen the impact of bad memories. Some really whacked out stuff.

What do you guys think? Would you want to forget or lessen the impact of bad memories, or do you think that bad memories is a normal part of the human psyche which makes us inherently human?

Here's the link to the story and 60 Minutes footage. LINK

Quakindude · November 27th, 2006

For some reason, that disturbs me. I'm not quite sure what to think of it. There are some bad memories I'd like to forget, Iraq comes to mind, but I'm not sure I want to take a pill that helps me to forget. I think I'd rather work through them myself with a good counselor rather than take a pill for it.

**Hitman** · November 27th, 2006

There is a night back in 92 I would like to forget. A bottle of Whiskey, a 320lb woman, the back of my truck on a beach *shivers*

Where is that damn pill?

Jokerswild · November 27th, 2006

There's nothing I want to forget. Our memories make us who we are even the bad ones and maybe the bad ones have more influence.

yurimxpxman · November 27th, 2006

I just saw that on TV last night. I don't think I'd ever take it, even if there was a really horrible memory in my head (and there are). I wouldn't want a part of my past taken away, even if it's something bad. We grow and mature from our past.

drew and not u · November 27th, 2006

I'll take one after bootcamp...

**Capper** · November 27th, 2006

Bad memories are a big part of who you are, and the memories of bad things not only shape your personality, they also are a great teaching instrument to keep you from repeating those mistakes.......thinking about it, maybe several people in our government are already taking this drug, as those idiots simply refuse to learn from past mistakes

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Originally Posted by drew and not u

I'll take one after bootcamp...

its only the Air Farce

Jokerswild · November 27th, 2006

^^^^^ Thats not even one of the armed services is it? Don't they just do parades and flyby's at football games.

garetjax · November 27th, 2006

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Originally Posted by Capper

its only the Air Farce

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Originally Posted by Jokerswild

^^^^^ Thats not even one of the armed services is it? Don't they just do parades and flyby's at football games.

**Capper** · November 27th, 2006

Look ^^^^^ I'm #1!!!!!!

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November 27th, 2006	#1
garetjax Audentes Fortuna Juvat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Somewhere south of sanity Posts: 1,614	Forgetting bad memories? Found this on Yahoo just now. There is a drug out now, called Propranolol, which could lessen or even make you forget bad memories. Like the death of a loved one. Or being bullied in grade school. Or even the traumatic events that lead up to and the aftermath of a woman having been raped. There's like 8 clips, which were originally aired on 60 Minutes about the feasibility of using this drug to make people either forget or lessen the impact of bad memories. Some really whacked out stuff. What do you guys think? Would you want to forget or lessen the impact of bad memories, or do you think that bad memories is a normal part of the human psyche which makes us inherently human? Here's the link to the story and 60 Minutes footage. LINK

November 27th, 2006	#3
Hitman Functional Alcoholic Join Date: May 2006 Location: 14S E:561116 N:3830189 Posts: 4,561 Blog Entries: 2	There is a night back in 92 I would like to forget. A bottle of Whiskey, a 320lb woman, the back of my truck on a beach shivers Where is that damn pill?

November 27th, 2006	#4
Jokerswild ButtHead Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 5,192	There's nothing I want to forget. Our memories make us who we are even the bad ones and maybe the bad ones have more influence.

November 27th, 2006	#5
yurimxpxman Banned Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: /home/yurimxpxman Posts: 1,695	I just saw that on TV last night. I don't think I'd ever take it, even if there was a really horrible memory in my head (and there are). I wouldn't want a part of my past taken away, even if it's something bad. We grow and mature from our past.

November 27th, 2006	#6
drew and not u 4GHz or Bust Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: A different kind of Green Computing Posts: 2,119	I'll take one after bootcamp...