my name is Rubén I am 29 and I don’t remember events in my life that happened before I turned 21. And when I say I don’t remember, I mean as in birthdays, names of friends, teachers, family events, travels. Ect.. I have dealt/ am dealing with sexual abuse that happened to me which is why my brain blocked everything and this is the journey to prove to myself that it all couldn’t have been bad.
Most people say they have a terrible memory, but mine feels blocked, like I know that stuff happened I just don’t remember participating. Social media has helped me as a resource to find people that knew me growing up but for the most part the answers are vague and describe a regular kid in whatever grade they said we had known each other.
My family describes me an angry kid who played a lot of video games and watched tv. I remember super Mario and the little secrets within the game but I have no idea who taught me because this was probably before google was a mainstream thing. Compared to now my family claims I am different. I meditate and have been a counselor for kids, I preach education even though I hated grade school.
Anyways, I’ll write as I remember things.
Rubén Gamez 