I've had this silly and embarrassing little problem for years and I'm noticing that it's getting worse. Sometimes, when I run into somebody I know or if I'm introducing somebody I know to somebody they don't know, I truly blank out on the name of the person I know. [more inside]
posted by iamkimiam on May 18, 2013 - 25 answers

How does one go about intentionally forgetting something? [more inside]
posted by bpm140 on Sep 2, 2012 - 20 answers

Help me locate an article on divorce and memory loss. [more inside]
posted by TheRoach on Feb 24, 2012 - 4 answers

Please help with my writing project on the kinds of memories that visit you over and over again and annoy, non-plus or disturb you. I’ve got my own examples and some of the most common (e.g., irritating songs). What involuntary memories do you have—that you wish you didn’t? [more inside]
posted by brynnwood on Jul 25, 2010 - 16 answers

I have a campus job delivering newspapers, and must keep track of how many were left over from last week as well. The problem has two facets: one, I sometimes forget how many I just picked up less than 5 seconds after picking it up. I normally do not have a problem with this, except with names. Two, I lose the sheets where I record the numbers about one out of every two weeks. [more inside]
posted by austin5000 on Jan 26, 2006 - 4 answers

If I see something I'd rather not remember (like a spoiler for a movie I plan on seeing, or an unsettling image), are there any tricks I can use to prevent myself from remembering it? And once I've remembered it, is there anything I can do to deliberately forget it, short of visiting Lacuna, Inc?
posted by yankeefog on Jun 21, 2005 - 10 answers

Are you forgetful? If so, what do you do to remember things? MI [more inside]
posted by ashbury on Dec 2, 2004 - 22 answers