Missing Memories: A Blogger with Severely Deficient Autobiographical Memory (SDAM) Speaks Out

Blogger Marco Giancotti shares his experience living with Severely Deficient Autobiographical Memory (SDAM). SDAM is a rare memory disorder characterized by an inability to recall specific past events; memories feel like a 'file cabinet without labels'. While his semantic and spatial memory are intact, recalling specific episodes is incredibly difficult, linked to his concurrent aphantasia. He uses personal anecdotes to illustrate how SDAM affects his life and how he compensates using spatial and semantic memory. Although SDAM causes emotional distress, he finds advantages, such as increased focus on the present and enhanced rational thinking.