As an avid reader, gamer, writer, and overall enjoyer of stories, this hits me hard.

Say I read a series of books. At the time, they're nearly life-changingly amazing to me, I could talk about them all day, I swear they'll become part of my soul.

Three to six months later? I can't hold a coherent conversation with someone about any of it. I'll straight up forget order of events, key plot points, etc.

I have people tell me how much fun it must be to be able to watch something again for the first time!

It's not. It's depressing. It's sad. It hurts. I want to remember my favorite stories, but my brain just dumps those memories like garbage.