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by quacked 1109 days ago
That's fascinating. It must be so frustrating to exist in a world where everyone you talk to is constantly hallucinating alternate versions of the past, and you're living the real version of it.
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For me, anyway, it's really more subtle than that: aside from records, photos, or notes, there's no way I can check my own memory, and it's definitely not perfect - it's just better than anyone else I have known. So there's an element of "Well I know you don't remember it, but do I remember it right?" - and at some point you just have to shrug and move on.

Reminding other people of things isn't as bad as the true confabulists though, you're right in that regard - it's not even intentional, your brain just fills in the gaps, I know, but it still feels like being gaslit a little bit.