What would be worse, waking up and not knowing who YOU are or..

Oh no... tough weekend? Sick? My daughter has been sick for a week, she is finally getting better so I am relieved. I've spent a lot of time at home so I'm itching to get out finally.

Went into hypoglycemic shock during the night.

That sounds awful.

THEN there is how I appear to others This is why we "create" other people. We create them in our mind, because we cannot possible live in their skins and know them that well. This is why Zen practitioners say, "all is one" for when you have a perception of another, they are part of yourself - therefore there is no self and other - only self! Just the words of this crazy Zen practitioner! - Derek

Well.... I know who I am personally, by my own recognizance. I also know who I am through my own likes and dislikes, my bonds I have and create with others who matter to me. There is the way I see myself. THEN there is how I appear to others, and you could ask ten different people, there might be some commonalities but because people are different there may be different interpretations as well. I would also not be surprised of some of those perceptions were untrue and I didn't agree with them, based on my own view of myself. This is why it would not be a good thing for me to not remember who I was because what if others projected what THEY thought about who I am on me, and I didn't have any way of knowing if it was real or perception? Even if they were GOOD things, if they were not integral parts of ME that I recognized as me, it would be a disaster.

Having done some more thinking about this I think the answer might be different for different people. If I didn't like myself, for instance, then perhaps it would be easier to not remember 'me', but as it stands, losing 'me' would be pretty lousy. It took so many years to get to this point, I would hate to have to start over lol.

Yes, I actually think I'd be okay not knowing other people, because I have no trouble meeting people or reaching out.... losing myself might be intolerable. I really like myself, my philosophies, how I view my life and my world. What if I 'lost' that and became some intolerant witch? LOL!

It would give you a chance to rebuild though.... for instance cutting out toxic people even if they were family members or prior friends because you could just say you don't remember them or their previous involvement in your life, and it wouldn't hurt you to remove them from it. It would probably hurt THEM though... in some cases not a bad thing if it doesn't cause you pain.

Thats true.

Would you believe them all? I see some people I know taking advantage of the situation . I mean THEY would enjoy it immensely. I'd HAVE to be suspicious, it's not legal to have too many family members, at least not ones you're married to LMAO! I also wouldn't want people I didn't recognize telling me they were my parents or siblings either, and if they actually looked similar to me it would be even worse (since my family does NOT resemble me)....

I would believe them at the onset and see what happens from there. Yes, I'm sure there might be some that would try to take advantage of the situation if only to be playing a joke. They couldn't tell me they were my siblings or parents, as all of them are gone and I'm sure I'd figure that out quick enough

Would you rather know who you are (and not remember anybody around you) or remember all your family and friends but have amnesia about yourself?

See, I like who I am too and having that ulitmate touchstone gone would be hard to recover from. I can't always say I like other people's interpretations of me, even some of the 'good' ones because perception isn't always the same as reality. If my life had to be rebuilt based on the interpretations of others, I might be worried about the outcome...

I kind of agree with you here because I am naturally distrustful of people who tell me things when I can't base what they're telling me on ANYTHING... know what I mean? That's why the nasty opinion of a stranger holds little weight but an outburst from a friend can ruin a mood. I do know ultimately that as individuals we are alone, but that's why people naturally are drawn to build a support system for themselves, people that ultimately should be there your whole life or at least for a period of time. I am wondering now if maybe the solution is to have amnesia on both fronts, so you can rebuild or reinvent yourself with a clean slate....