#recent memory

The short answer I’mafraid is no.

 Memory problems relatedto trauma are very much real but that isn’t how they tend to manifest.

 There are two mainproblems, one related to memories of the past and the other related to formingnew memories. They usually happen together but can happen to different degrees.

 Past memories that aremost vulnerable are the most recentmemories. So survivors don’t forget their names or their families but they might forget some of the things that happenedin the previous year.

 In the most extremecase I read about (and this was a very particular sort of torture) a victimlost ten years worth of memories, but it was the most recent ten years of their life. They still rememberedtheir family and their childhood. Those are the memories that tend to bestrongest, they’re the things people just don’tforget.

 Problems with recentmemory aren’t just limited to forgetting what happened. There are also problemswith the accuracy of these memories.Torture and trauma survivors sometimes remember things that didn’t happen, ordidn’t happen in the way they remember.

 They often haveintrusive memories as well, that is particular intense, vivid memories ofparticular traumatic events that keep…popping into their minds.

 So a more realistic wayof dealing with memory loss would be for this character to remember her family,but have forgotten friends she made just before she was captured. She may haveforgotten big chunks of what happened in the camp and of what she did in thewar before she was captured.

 She might alsomis-remember details about things that happened in the camp. It could be littlethings like saying that a door was on the right hand side when in fact it’s onthe left. It could be forgetting the faces of some of the guards who tormentedher (I have a post that covers a study on this here). It could be mixingseveral memories together, for instance saying a guard spat at her and stoleher rations when in fact those were two separate incidents that she’sremembering as one.

 She might find that she’sconstantly reminded of bad things that she witnessed or experienced in thecamp.

 The second problem thatshe might have to deal with is formation of new memories.

 Survivors of tortureand trauma often have more difficulty remembering things in the day to day.This doesn’t have to be dramatic, but it means that she might find oh studyingfor a course more difficult than she would have before she was a POW. She mightget annoyed that she can never find her keys. She might start forgetting people’sphone numbers.

 Nothing I’m aware ofcan cause a victim to forget important long term memories from their childhoodwithout also erasing more recentmemories.

 Think of it like….clay.The longer a memory has been in someone’s head the more ‘set’ it is and theless likely it is to be removed. If it’s a younger memory it’s easier to scoopout.

 I realise that leavesyou in a bit of an awkward position plot wise. If you’re going for drama withinthe family a more realistic take would be having the character remember herfamily but want to avoid them.

 There are severalpossible motivations for that: she might be ashamed of herself and what she hadto do to survive, she might blame her family for what she’s gone through(especially if they encouraged her to join the military), she might find beingaround her family too emotionally overwhelming. She might just feel they can’tunderstand what she’s gone through and like she needs some space to heal.

 I hope that helps.

all alone

last evening

in a field

watching the sun set

By Keith Gatchel

And, now, a monthly look back at what had made the news over the past 5 to 20 years, and if it still matters to this day.

What was news? The Ground Zero Mosque.

How was this news? In the summer of 2010, with the United States knee-deep into Obama’s presidency, the Democrats held a super-majority over the House and Senate. The mid-term elections appeared up ahead like the start of junior high: either stick with your old friends who still think girls have cooties or make new ones that might smoke in the bathroom. In both cases, you’re now all showering together. The GOP needed to downplay, if not entirely ignore, eight previous years of the Bush Administration that lead to an unjustified war, an economic recession, a lazy response to Hurricane Katrina, Bush’s pretzel accident, the term "freedom fries," Sarah Palin and Shrek.

As timing would have it, a chance at rebranding came as two cosplayers of history began to emerge: 9/11 movies and The Tea Party. Yes, Democrats use 9/11 to their advantage as well, Uncle Gerry. But, the GOP has the market pretty much cornered. Almost nine years had passed since the tragedy (17 for those who really never forget), and 9/11 had been what hawks could rally around.

True, no one wants a tragedy, especially one that leads up to a war. But, this was about the spirit of 2001, not 2003, when half of America wanted to gear up against the enemy while the Gore voters said under their breath, "Yeah, I guess, if they did it..." The country had felt united then, in that conservatives felt they were being united with, and it’s what felt right. Plus, with apologizes to The Captain and/or Tennille, maybe more so than love, enemies will keep us together. One congressional election cycle was enough time to play underdogs to those with the memory of actual puppies while somehow feeling oppressed being either/entirely white, Christian, or a country music fan. To them, the Hellfire Club had invaded the X-Mansion. It was now their turn.

What went down? At the start to the summer blockbuster movie season, Soho Properties in New York City received permission to build Park51, or what would have been called The Cordoba House. But pundits named it the Ground Zero Mosque. No three words had been as ready for the subject line of your aunt’s forwarded email since "gay Jesus play." It was a cause they could get behind (again). Fortunately, the internet is fast, and just as quickly as it started, articles debunked them with the fact that "No, it’s not at Ground Zero" and "It’s a community center with a mosque in it."

Containing a swimming pool, basketball court, auditorium, library, day-care facility, restaurant and cooking school, the plan was basically to make a YMCA by some guys normally seen as the villain in True Lies. But, that didn’t stop some conservatives from making attack ads claiming Park51 as one of many victory mosques. Here was their sweet symbolic validation of the Sharia oppression they were under, filling their rage in the downtime before the annual War On Christmas, but after Fashion Week. This was what the emerging Tea Party needed—an anchor-issue that wasn’t racist, but played well if you were. They could say they weren’t anti-muslim, but still say that it didn’t feel right, like how most of us feel about hot dogs. Protesters came out like cicadas with seventeen year old boners full of indignation.

What's up with it now? It’s now condos made for millionaires. But, not because of the controversy, which didn’t help. It’s just a bitch trying to build anything in New York City. Also, after their spokesman left, their new one got flak for making anti-homosexual remarks (look, right wing pundits, you have one thing in common). But, the 2010 mid-terms are done, so they did what it set out to do.  

Does it still matter? More than anything, it was the first major moment since 9/11 when the Muslim community was officially singled out with a tangible agenda (as false as it was) where history could be cited (as false as that was as well). And that fear gains traction. For once, it would have been nice for the Muslim community to get coverage for helping downtown NYC instead of being labeled as a sleeper cell, and for conservatives to embrace that. No one opens a junior college and gets accused of gang recruitment (says a guy who went to junior college). Yes, a mosque would have been in it. But, all places have sanctuaries. Hospitals have chapels. Your office has a break room. Cartoon Network has Rick and Morty.

True, conservatives claimed that it would be a recruitment tool for Hamas, but there are plenty of mosques already built. And, why build one if you’re going to be conspicuous about it? You could have built an Olive Mediterranean Grill. That probably would recruit me.

And, yes, those same conservatives will be the first to scream "not all Muslims are terrorists." But, isn’t that still lumping them together, just less? When you start your rant against a group saying "Not all," you’re still basically implying most. That’s like saying "Italian mafia" or "sexist Ghostbuster." And, while I have lumped all conservatives together in this article as being white, Christian country music fans (or bluegrass, it all sounds the same), they don’t have to worry about building a church anywhere. Imagine building a megachurch at the Oklahoma City bombing, or, statistically speaking, any land Americans have settled on. Much like a community center with a mosque in it, we all know there’s more to us than just what we believe.

Do we still care? The article linked up there about the cost to live in the condos, and also here, have 360 views as of this writing. So, no, not really. But, like good real estate, it was about location, location, location. Same goes for those who still have a problem with mosques. Fortunately, there's a bright side if we’re going to use the one example approach: One mosque in Des Plaines, IL, got a settlement of  $580,000 after their ban.

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