tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6093110082255125617.post4873253218191075..comments2023-11-16T22:46:30.130-08:00Comments on Pontificationism: Being here nowUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6093110082255125617.post-25492213642081049842011-01-13T10:29:14.815-08:002011-01-13T10:29:14.815-08:00What a pleasant surprise to see your blog's na...What a pleasant surprise to see your blog's name popping up on my dashboard here today!<br /><br />The feeling of not being quite "here" I mainly know from events that, for one reason or other, are dramatic, painful or just very special.<br />For instance, the moment I was told by the EMT who had examined my husband that he (my husband, not the EMT) was dead, it felt as if I was watching the scene from outside. I guess this is some kind of self-protecting mechanism springing into action every time a situation feels too overwhelming if experienced "directly".<br />Of course one is still there and fully aware of the goings-on, and stupidly enough I remember exactly what I was wearing that day.<br /><br />Yes, memory and how it works and overlaps with dreams (both day and night) or things we've been told is truly a fascinating subject.<br />I recommend this article about infantile amnesia (I know, this is not what your blog is really about, but it is still interesting):<br /><br />http://brainconnection.positscience.com/topics/?main=fa/infantile-amnesiaLibrarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.com