Do you have happy memories?

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what you said about blocking out the memories resonates with me. i have done the same to the extent that i cant remember my childhood any further back than when i was about 17. i also have a compulsion to throw out anything to do with memories, i have no photos of myself or my family, with the exception of some photos of my 2 young children i feel too guilty to not keep those. my therapist was concerned this repression was due to some abuse but i doubt it, i think its just my way of blocking out all my awkward moments and continuous failures to be a normal member of society.

I too block out a lot of my memories but what I've started to do is mix my real memories up with a bit of fantasy, it makes it easier for me to look back and also I can tell nice stories about what happened. Maybe this would fall under the category of lying, I don't know.