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Brian Perry's avatar

Excellent piece, Don. I can relate to the connection between poor memory and depression. Here’s another angle. When negative memories shout over good ones, we can tend to write a misleading narrative of our own lives. Later in life, I found the time and stability to re-evaluate the connections among the islands of events in my life’s stream and write a new, truer (I believe) narrative of my journey. Coincidentally or not, I now find in my fiction that I can write more cohesive narratives than I was able to create in my younger years. Keep up the good work, Don. Write on.

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Betty Chemers's avatar

I loved this commentary on remembering the positive and not dwelling on the negative. And the scientific explanation why this might be the case. As one ages, leaves the job market and his/her particular professional life, it becomes increasingly difficult to identify with that person and his/her accomplishments.Self-confidence does wane as a result. Thanks for suggesting a way to reconnect with that former version of self.

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