That’s everyone’s brains. Emotional (and physical) intensity is the strongest reinforcement signal to any learning.
What is wild is lack of factors commonly assumed to be normal.
E.g. it’s fairly normal to have a timeline of your life available for recall at the moments notice. I, on the other hand, sometimes randomly remember a year I totally forgot I lived through and just sit there overwhelmed with no clue how to deal with the revelation.
That’s everyone’s brains. Emotional (and physical) intensity is the strongest reinforcement signal to any learning.
What is wild is lack of factors commonly assumed to be normal.
E.g. it’s fairly normal to have a timeline of your life available for recall at the moments notice. I, on the other hand, sometimes randomly remember a year I totally forgot I lived through and just sit there overwhelmed with no clue how to deal with the revelation.