When you look back.

[crudemood]

A teacher told me about this in philosophy once but I forgot the siginificance of it, naturally.

The question was:

When you are looking back or remembering about something do you see yourself in first person or a third person looking at yourself?

Does anyone know about this?

For me I see myself in first person looking out how the memory was exactly.

I've known some people who see themselves in the memory as if a camera was following them at the time. Its trippy.

crudemood Reviewed by crudemood on 10-31-2006. When you look back. A teacher told me about this in philosophy once but I forgot the siginificance of it, naturally. The question was: When you are looking back or remembering about something do you see yourself in first person or a third person looking at yourself? Does anyone know about this? For me I see myself in first person looking out how the memory was exactly. Rating: 5

[JEFFAR420]

That is a trippy thought, I usually see through my eyes but not always.

[Frivolous248]

When I have memories, its not like video clips so its hard to say whether its first person or third. Its neither really.

[Phire210]

Most of the time in memories I see myself and anyone involved from a third person point of view... I'm sure it doesn't apply to all, but my guess would be that self conscious people probably tend to view themselves from third person in memories.

[wayoftheleaf]

depending on what state of mind i am in ill see myself in first, second or third.

[thouragood jankins]

Sometimes I do see it in 3rd Person. I never thought of it being weird but when I remeber it I try to wonder what I looked like doing it... But if it was something I saw... I see it in 1st Person.

[partyguy420]

mines like a video camera

[NextLineIsMine]

yeah mines always been a video camera, only remember cool sights in first person, I do love to daydream

[Its a Plant]

Always, always in 1st person. It's my memory, right? =)

[crudemood]

Always, always in 1st person. It's my memory, right? =)

See, I thought everyone saw it in first person until my teacher brought it up. Seems like quite a few people see it from a third person perspective, I just can't seem to do that even if I try really hard.