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Past-life amnesia

(ie. post-death amnesia)

A medical condition where people forget most or all of their memories and information from their previous life, (aka. past-life (P. L. ).

(Notes: Past-life amnesia is caused by becoming dead, after people die in their past-life. They carry this amnesia with them into their next one).
'Like all reincarnated people, the woman had a bad case of past-life amnesia: She only had vague P.L. memories of the few traumatic moments leading up to her death.'
by DianaLuciusDeCollis September 6, 2022
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dissociative amnesia

A dissociative disorder characterized by the inability to recall important personal events or information and usually associated with stressful events.
"My dissociative amnesia is so bad, I don't even remember getting behind the wheel! When I realized I was driving, I was lost and couldn't remember what I was doing or where I was going."
by _Boogie_woogie_ April 25, 2022
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Content Amnesia

When you are writing, drawing, or otherwise creating content with the assumption that it's 100% original, only to later realize or find out that you were copying previously made content
I realized I was suffering from content amnesia when I got halfway through writing my story, only to realize I was writing The Matrix
by Grasshopper Man December 8, 2020
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Intergenerational Amnesia

The tendency of new generations of people to forget about past historical events due to said events not happening in their lifetime and no longer existing in living memory.

Intergenerational amnesia is the reason human beings fail to learn from history and repeat the same mistakes over and over again.
Olivia doesnt know who Hitler was? She's got a serious case of intergenerational amnesia!
by The Osseophile February 18, 2021
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Operational Amnesia

A managerial condition characterized by the sudden and selective loss of memory—especially when recalling past decisions, commitments, or facts might result in accountability, inconvenience, or admitting fault. Often triggered by audits, performance reviews, or someone else remembering too much.
Symptoms of Operational Amnesia include phrases like “I don’t recall approving that”, “Was that in writing?”, and the classic “Let’s not dwell on the past.”
by RockitMan August 13, 2025
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Asshole Amnesia

A person that’s such an asshole they’ve forgotten how much of an asshole they are.
After years of lying and manipulating his/her friends they were cast out from the group, only to return months later pretending like nothing happened. They have asshole amnesia.
by InvertedAv8r September 5, 2025
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Selective temporary amnesia

A common mental disorder developed during HR and legal investigations where people forget important details that would show them in poor light.
Honey sugar, I had to pop two pirin tablets for my selective temporary amnesia, not to mention show my outrage with, “What?! how rude! People do such things in the workplace?!” on the HR query on why I decked that cuntbag.
by ilacevoli January 9, 2026
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