Would you take a drug to help you forget bad memories?

[tanya]

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Would you take a drug to help you forget bad memories?




ScienceDaily (May 26, 2011)

[Don]

No, definitely not; the bad shit is part of who I am. But the Veterans Administration estimates that a veteran commits suicide every 80 minutes in this nation. I have to wonder how many of those guys could benefit from something like this...



(Here's the source for that VA estimate: http://www.cnas.org/files/documents/publications/CNAS_LosingTheBattle_HarrellBerglass.pdf)

[denaliguide]

thought that was why i drink?

[greyhair biker]

taking the bad with the good is what makes us who we are. I'd rather have that than forget what made me who I am.:nod:

[Sombeech]

Hell yes I would :lol8:

[tanya]

Interesting guys. Beech you are funny. :lol8:

[Mtnseeker1]

I can see it as a plus for some. But just don't shove it down our throats please.
You know if the wiring is bad and all.

[blueeyes]

Probably right after some awful memory type event occurred I would say HELL yes. But the wiser side in me says I learn MORE from the bad experiences than the good. So no. If I took the pill I would end up making the same stupid mistake again and who in their right mind would want to do that!!!

[canyonphile]

If I were ever raped, beaten or attacked, or otherwise experienced some trauma that did had the potential to cause severe psychological damage, yes. Otherwise, no. The bad memories, as others have said, are part of what makes us who we are.

denaliguide - :haha:

[Sombeech]

If I take this drug and forget the bad memories, and it somehow erases the bad memories from the other people involved, then I say it's pure win. otherwise they'd be calling me an ass and I'd have no idea why.

Wait.... have I taken this drug already?

[Brian in SLC]

I think this is being done in some states already...doesn't Texas lead the way?

Ha ha. Ok, maybe its not that funny...