Patient spent three hours last night scrolling their crush's Instagram back to 2019. Has examined the Italy photos, the cousin's wedding, the break-up post nobody acknowledged. Today, at a coffee, patient said 'oh, did you go to Italy? That's so cool.' The crush said 'yeah, a few years ago.' Patient, knowing the exact hotel, the exact caption, the exact outfit, nodded casually.
Chronic. The performance is, at this point, automatic.
None. Admitting the deep-scroll would collapse the entire operation.
Patients with Severe Selective Profile Amnesia typically present with some or all of the following:
This is the Institute's entry for Severe Selective Profile Amnesia — a severe condition cataloged for archival purposes and shared for patient use. No prescription exists. No intervention has been shown effective. Recognition is the primary benefit of diagnosis.
Formal name: Oblivio investigatio socialis falsa. Not found in the DSM-5 or ICD-11. Found, routinely, in the patient population.
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