Memory, attachment, and mental health
As children, we are mirrors of our caregivers and keenly aware of their inner lives. Our parents are the first minds we encounter and connect with so we are extra-sensitive towards them. Our childhood impressions form the building blocks of our memories which shape mental health as we mature. The mind is, in part, made up of memories which Psychologists categorize into two types: implicit and explicit memory. For example, when you first learned how to walk, the brain coordinated weight and limbs to keep the body balanced. Through trial and error it learned to walk, and with repetition, the muscles retained the pattern. And now we don’t need to remember those first steps in order to walk. With this implicit memory, walking became second nature. The same applies to riding…