I encounter similar triggers on a regular basis. They come in various forms: food, music, smells, or a particular object.
What always amazes me is not just the memories of place, people and activities these triggers bring back. It's the return of the mindset that always takes me by surprise. The memory can be in a timeframe that occurred barely a few months ago, in the exact same room, without any major changes having occured in my life since then - yet the trigger can make me realize that I was in a completely different mindset at that time, and that in that respect, I was a completely different person. I always get a shock out of being reminded that things and people, including myself, keep changing without my realizing it.
Huh... Well, that went in another direction than I'd expected... Guess you comment section is conducive to introspection.
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Date: 2008-08-01 03:01 pm (UTC)What always amazes me is not just the memories of place, people and activities these triggers bring back. It's the return of the mindset that always takes me by surprise. The memory can be in a timeframe that occurred barely a few months ago, in the exact same room, without any major changes having occured in my life since then - yet the trigger can make me realize that I was in a completely different mindset at that time, and that in that respect, I was a completely different person. I always get a shock out of being reminded that things and people, including myself, keep changing without my realizing it.
Huh... Well, that went in another direction than I'd expected... Guess you comment section is conducive to introspection.