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[quote]A 34-year-old mother has spoken of how she woke up thinking she was 15 years old and living in 1992.
Naomi Jacobs, from Manchester, was convinced she was still a teenager and about to sit her GCSE's. In her mind, John Major was Prime Minister and George Bush Sr. was running the White House.
She also revealed how she screamed when a boy appeared and called her "Mum."
Mobile phones and e-mail were mystifying and Google, Facebook and YouTube sounded like made-up words, she said.
Ms Jacobs, who had no memory of the intervening years, was told by doctors that she had Transient Global Amnesia (TGA). She has now written a book about the experience which happened in 2008.
"I fell asleep in 1992 as a bold, brassy, very confident know-it-all 15 year old, and woke up a 32 year old single mum living in a council house," Ms Jacobs said.
"The last thing I remember was falling asleep in my lower bunk bed, dreaming about a boy in my class.
"When I woke up, I looked in the mirror and had the fright of my life when I saw an old woman with wrinkles staring back at me.
"Then this little boy appeared and started calling me mum. That's when I started to scream.
"I didn't know who he was. I didn't think he was much younger than I was, and I certainly didn't remember giving birth to him.
"I began sobbing uncontrollably.
"To say I was petrified was an understatement. I just wanted my mum. I couldn't get my head around going to bed one night and waking up in a different century."
TGA is a rare type of amnesia which can occur out of the blue, affecting around three people per 100,000 each year.
Fortunately, permanent memory loss is rare. Ms Jacobs' memory started to return after eight weeks.
Triggers for the condition include having sex, heavy physical exertion and stress. Some people who are prone to migraines also appear to be more likely to have a TGA episode.
The cause of TGA is unknown. Some speculate that it may be caused a temporary disruption of blood flow to parts of the brain involved in memory.[/quote]
It's amazing how our brains can do this
my grandmother has alzhaimer's, last time we did a checkup on her, she thought it was 1970. nowadays she can't talk but still, it was really strange to hear her saying that.
Hah, it's like our brains can time travel, but have no recolection of the time it traveled from only knows of the time it thinks its in.
Sounds like a movie
[QUOTE=MenteR;31412745]my grandmother has alzhaimer's, last time we did a checkup on her, she thought it was 1970. nowadays she can't talk but still, it was really strange to hear her saying that.[/QUOTE]
My grandfather had Alzheimer's too and he would always think my grandmother was a random lady trying to keep him in her house and he always tried to sneak out.
triggers include having sex
well that makes the whole never calling thing again much easier now doesn't it
SORRY BABY BUT WHO ARE YOU
Reminds me of the play "Death of a Salesman".
Now we know who to hire for the next series of Life on Mars
[QUOTE=BrickInHead;31412910]triggers include having sex
well that makes the whole never calling thing again much easier now doesn't it
SORRY BABY BUT WHO ARE YOU[/QUOTE]
your worst nightmare
Wakes up 15 years in the past.
Thinks its 1992.
Presently is 2011.
This could possibly mean something.
Imagine waking up and thinking your fighting in 'Nam.
In a house of Asians no less.
[QUOTE=Sobotnik;31413039]Wakes up 15 years in the past.
Thinks its 1992.
Presently is 2011.
This could possibly mean something.[/QUOTE]
hang on, 15 years in the past? More like 19 years.
[QUOTE=Scottismelol;31413166]She's Crazy?[/QUOTE]
how is she crazy if she returned to normal?
[QUOTE=Scottismelol;31413166]She's Crazy?[/QUOTE]
yeah, she's so crazy she's Crazy with a capital C.
[QUOTE=geoface;31413217]how is she crazy if she returned to normal?[/QUOTE]
I don't know, because she thought it was 1992?
Crazy as in she has some form of mental health issue causing something bad.
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Thats a little crazy, man.
I understand how she can forget it but wouldn't normal judgement and logic kick in after seeing your own body?
Someone should totally show her "Pulp Fiction"!
[QUOTE=geoface;31412781]Hah, it's like our brains can time travel, but have no recolection of the time it traveled from only knows of the time it thinks its in.[/QUOTE]
Without your consent.
[QUOTE=Sobotnik;31413039]Wakes up 15 years in the past.
Thinks its 1992.
Presently is 2011.
This could possibly mean something.[/QUOTE]
This happened in 2008.
[QUOTE=smurfy;31412864]Sounds like a movie[/QUOTE]
Sounds like this movie
[img]http://o2cinemas.com/screenshots/50%20First%20Dates%20-%20DvdRip.jpg[/img]
[QUOTE=deathstarboot;31413293]Without your consent.[/QUOTE]
mmmm that's the way i like it
Memory is so cool. Her recollections from when she was 15 were still stored to the point where she was able to relive that time again, yet sometimes we completely blank on things we know perfectly. Fucking science.
[QUOTE=mr hobo;31413338]Sounds like this movie
[img]http://o2cinemas.com/screenshots/50%20First%20Dates%20-%20DvdRip.jpg[/img][/QUOTE]
Not really. In that movie she's pretty much stuck in a groundhog day loop.
This must be horrible. Imagine, going to sleep now and waking up being a old, boring senior.
[editline]29th July 2011[/editline]
Facepunch, kill me if I get Alzheimer, ok?
[editline]29th July 2011[/editline]
What the fuck I don't remember posting this
That is fucking terrifying
[QUOTE=BrickInHead;31412910]triggers include having sex
well that makes the whole never calling thing again much easier now doesn't it
SORRY BABY BUT WHO ARE YOU[/QUOTE]
FPers should be fine then.
[QUOTE=Asm;31413931]That is fucking terrifying[/QUOTE]
Don't worry.
The trigger is sex, so you won't have a problem.
[QUOTE=Killuah;31413277]I understand how she can forget it but wouldn't normal judgement and logic kick in after seeing your own body?[/QUOTE]
It's literally the same as if you went to bed tonight and woke up 20 years in the future. I don't think seeing yourself 20 years older in the mirror would make you go "oh right I just skipped 20 years :rolleyes:"
[QUOTE=Killuah;31413277]I understand how she can forget it but wouldn't normal judgement and logic kick in after seeing your own body?[/QUOTE]
"Oh no, I have my exams today!" *looks in mirror* *sees old woman* "Looks like I'm old and I already took them. Oh, well. What should I eat for breakfast"
Totally reasonable.
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