Losing Your Memory

[brayden4]

I was watching the movie "The Vow" with my gf yesterday. For anyone who hasn't seen it, it's a true story and basically a young married couple have a car wreck and leaves the wife with brain damage. Because of this she loses her memory and the last few years of her life are erased, and she doesn't even know who her husband is and other various aspects of her life and he has to try to get his wife to fall in love with him all over again.

My gf and I got into the conversation about how it would be if one of us lost our memory and the last few years were erased. She asked me what would I do if the only thing I remember is before I knew that transition was possible and I woke up all of a sudden with my guy body. For me I would probably be super excited but I'm sure I would also be very shocked.

So I decided to I guess also put the question on here. What would you do if this happened to you after you are transitioned and the only thing you remember is before everything and you woke up with your brand new guy body?

[Adam (birkin)]

Well, it depends. If I was post op, everything was done, I'd be like "great" lol. But, if I woke up as I am now - sort of stuck in between - and didn't know about transition...I'd see a very hairy woman's body and I'd probably be pretty upset because I wouldn't know what the heck happened. I'd also wonder how I gained 85 lbs! Lol.

[Kreuzfidel]

I'd be over the moon with happiness to have the body I need to have, but on a general note - sad that I couldn't remember the journey, painful as it has been.

[overdrive]

I guess I'm the minority here so far. Everything I have been through to this point (good and bad), makes me the person that I am today.  While yes I wish I was born male, I wouldn't be the same person that I am because of different experiences through life.  While there were many bad times and confusion that I could be saved from I wouldn't give up the "person" I am, which is different than the "sex" I am.  Does that make sense? 

[aleon515]

I guess I'm the minority here so far. Everything I have been through to this point (good and bad), makes me the person that I am today.  While yes I wish I was born male, I wouldn't be the same person that I am because of different experiences through life.  While there were many bad times and confusion that I could be saved from I wouldn't give up the "person" I am, which is different than the "sex" I am.  Does that make sense? 

I think in a minority yes. But I do feel like this too. It does make sense to me anyway.I am happy to be who I am, however that may be.

--Jay

[Timo]

Interesting... It would be a miracle to me but then again... Miracle is slowly happening to me now

[King Malachite]

Though I'd find it romantic to have the partner help get my memory back of the past (Sailor Moon anyone?), I wouldn't care if I had my memory wiped and never got it again.  I personally haven't experienced too many good memories to hold on to, but I'd create new ones in my new body.

[Jeatyn]

oh jeez, so much has happened since I started transitioning, that would be a huge chunk of my life I'd have to forget. I don't think I'd like it, in fact....I don't think I'd even believe it!

Before transition I had no plans to ever settle down and certainly no plans to have a child...pre-coming out I also had huge anxiety and depression issues...those feelings wouldn't get wiped out merely from the fact I'd wake up with a male body and the right hormones...transition allowed for the personal growth I needed to overcome those issues.

So if I had all of that wiped, I'd wake up fully transitioned, but still depressed and anxious, only to be told that not only am I suddenly a man but that I have a 3 year old and a fiance....as well as a business to run and classes to attend. I think my brain might implode at all that information the me from 6 years ago wouldn't be able to handle any of that. The me 6 years ago could barely get out to house to pick up unemployment benefits