My earliest memory would have to be when I was four, possible five and I had to go to the hospital because I needed to have my tonsils removed. I remember being in the hospital room and the doctor was trying to put nose drops in but I really really did not want nose drops, so I was squirming and crying. I remember feeling miserable them and very helpless because my parent had to hold me down to get the nose drops in. I have no idea why I was so scared, but I really thought the whole experience was bad.
I would have to say that this memory still fits my personality because I still do not like being in hospitals or around doctors and medical things, and I am still quite a squirmy person.
I can't say that my earliest memory is much the same, but I can believe that would be something to remember. I know some very strong memories of mine from when I was a child were getting eye drops - because of the pain. I guess something traumatic or just very unpleasant is more likely to stick with you in the long run. It's like survival learning, remember and therefore learn to avoid pain - though I guess in this world it doesn't quite work that way.
My earliest memory is very similar, I was watching Snow White on a hospital bed and they were trying to give me this orange medicine but I didn't want it at all so I kept crying and crying. I also hate doctors and hospitals especially the smell it makes me kind of anxious!
My earliest memory isn't in a hospital, but one of my earlier memories is. I had to get surgery performed on my ears and I remember being petrified and going into the operation. I think that your first interaction with something that's scary at the time are easily memorable. I also think that as you went under the operation alone, it is one of your first examples of doing something independently, so it is easy to remember.
This memory is similar to mine because my memory was of being in a hospital and being scared of a surgery. Like my memory, I think that it is easier to remember the memories if they were scary or traumatic. It seems that it these are the types of memories that have big impacts on us. Also, I am also still afraid of hospitals.
Nose Drops - What an interesting thing to have a first memory about. I can't say that I can relate to having a fearful memory from the hospital or a doctors office. My earliest memory in a doctors office was probably when I was closer to seven or eight. I used to love going to the doctor because he was really nice, and I was even intrigued despite being a little scared when I got shots. Same with the dentist. Loved it. Now the hairdresser was a different story. I have memories of being terrified of my hairdressers buzzer around age four. Weird that I was more scared of getting my hair cut than I was of getting a shot. Maybe it was because of the noise the buzzer made?
