Memory Delete

[imda1]

Supposing, while navigating my brain drive in a computer in my dream, I want to delete stuff, what will happen? Will it work? More importantly, should I try it?

[DreamyBear]

What would be the reason to delete anything for you in the first place?

[NinjaLukeI]

Trauma? Things they don't wish to remember possibly? Although, when I think about it, it is a pretty sinister thing to do. Deleting a part of your memory creeps me out if I'm honest.

[DreamyBear]

Yeah of course that would be valid reasons. But would erasing anything bad that's happen to one self be the best possible way? For the most cases I think not. Maybe even never good. Let's say that one is doing a misstake that causes very unpleasant feelings, and if there is a possibility to erase that memory.. well then it's as easy as it was before, to do the same misstake over and over again as long as you erase the memory of the situation, rather than dealing with it and have some experience to handle a similar situation if it would happen again.

[JoannaB]

Instead of deleting a memory, not going there in dreams seems a better solution or changing the outcome or changing one's attitude toward it. I assume that your memory that you wish to delete must be much worse than this but this is just an example of how one can change waking through dreams: when I was young I had a phobia of big dogs. 20 years ago, I had a dream being chased by vicious big dogs. I was so scared I ran up a wall to escape them. This made me realize that I was dreaming. I turned around and faced the dogs and my fear of them, I stared at them, and they turned into cardboard dogs instead. The effect of this dream lasted into waking life. I still don't particularly like large dogs, but I am no longer that scared of them. This lucid dream helped me overcome my phobia. As I said, I assume your memory must be much worse than that, but perhaps this will give you an idea of how lucid dreaming can strengthen one's mind to face one's fears and overcome them, and I bet one can do something along those lines even about much more serious issues. Peace.

[Sageous]

Supposing, while navigating my brain drive in a computer in my dream, I want to delete stuff, what will happen? Will it work? More importantly, should I try it? Here's a practical answer to your question: nothing. Memory doesn't really work that way. It generally operates independently of our cosnsciousness, and the "files" that make up memory will remain regardless of what you might tell them to do during a dream. Although the advice from the folks above is probably what you were really looking for, I figured it might help to let you know that there is no easy way to consciously eliminate memories. Even so, it wouldn't hurt to try -- maybe you'll be the one to find the elusive lucid metaphor that puts us in direct control of our memory ... and if you do find it, please be sure to share!

[imda1]

l have stuff in my brain I'd like to delete. Thanks you guys, especially Joanna, but no, its not a fear. But some things arent meant to be known by 13 year olds. Anyways Sageous, Ill try this when i can.