That reminded me of the classic "The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat" 🎩
www.oliversacks.com/oliver-sacks...
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The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat
Shortly before his death, Oliver Sacks wrote an essay looking back on his seminal 1985 book. The essay appears for the first time as the preface to this brand new edition.
@twistedbacteria.bsky.socialThe human mind is a crazy thing, isn't it? ⤵️
"The man who forgot himself: life before and after total amnesia"
"In 2019 Eric Lampaert woke up unable to recognise his friends, his parents, even his own name"
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
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The man who forgot himself: life before and after total amnesia
In 2019 Eric Lampaert woke up unable to recognise his friends, his parents, even his own name. After decades of anxiety, abandonment and bullying, was his mind just trying to shield him from his past?