how can i remember what my potty training was like
>>83525253Must have been really good or really bad
>>83525253> Unfortunately, you almost certainly can't remember your own potty training. This> falls into what psychologists call "childhood amnesia" or "infantile amnesia" -> the inability most people have to recall memories from roughly before age 3 or> 4.> > Potty training typically happens between 18 months and 3 years old, which is> right in that period when our brains aren't yet forming the kind of lasting> autobiographical memories we can consciously retrieve later. The parts of the> brain involved in forming and storing long-term episodic memories (particularly> the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex) are still developing during those early> years.> > **What you might try instead:**> > If you're curious about your own experience, you could ask parents, older> siblings, or other caregivers who were around at the time. They might remember> details like how old you were, whether it was easy or challenging, any funny> stories, or what approach they used.> > Some families also keep baby books, journals, or photos from that period that> might have notes or clues about the experience.> > It's worth noting that even if you think you remember something from that age,> it's more likely a constructed memory based on stories you've been told or> photos you've seen rather than an actual direct recall of the events.> > Is there a particular reason you're thinking about this? Sometimes people get> curious about their own early childhood when they're going through it with their> own kids, or just wondering about their personal history.
I have a distinct memory from when I was being potty trained asking my dad how many times do I have to wipe
>>83526565i remember reading phonics books in my infancy, and i remember falling headfirst down the stairs at 18 months. My dad said I was reading the Hardy Boys books and comprehending before I was 2, so I'm thinking I was even younger than that reading the phonics books.I don't remember potty training though. I should ask my parents about it.
>>83526565i do have a very slight flash of memory from the time but i don't remember details. i want to know if i experienced any difficulty. i'm partial to freud but i don't take him literally. i have trouble with the process sometimes in adulthood, i feel like i need to get it over with as fast as possible so i can get out of the bathroom. what does that make you think of
>>83526690> That's really interesting - the connection you're drawing between that urgency> you feel now and wondering about your early experience makes sense, especially> through a psychoanalytic lens.> > The slight flash you have could be real - some people do retain fragmentary> sensory impressions from that age, even if they're not full narrative memories.> And you're right that Freud (and later psychoanalysts) paid a lot of attention> to toilet training as potentially formative, seeing it as one of the first times> a child experiences external control over their body and impulses.> > Your current pattern - feeling like you need to rush through it and get out -> could suggest a few things. It might reflect some anxiety or discomfort around> the process itself, where the bathroom feels like a space you want to minimize> time in rather than a neutral or comfortable one. Some psychoanalytic thinking> would wonder whether there was pressure or stress around the training period> that left an imprint - like if it was handled in a way that made elimination> feel like something to get done quickly and efficiently rather than a relaxed> bodily function.> > But honestly, there could be other explanations too. Sometimes this kind of> urgency develops from later experiences - using public bathrooms, busy> households where bathroom time felt scarce, general anxiety patterns, or just> personality traits around efficiency and productivity that extend even to> private moments.> > Have you noticed whether this feeling is specifically about elimination itself,> or more about being in the bathroom space? And does it happen everywhere or more> in certain contexts?
