hyperthymestic syndrome
n.— «Some memories are best forgotten. But there’s no such luxury for a woman known as “AJ,” who remembers the details—what she did, who she was with—for every day of the past 30 years. Neuroscientists have coined the term “hyperthymestic syndrome” to describe this first-documented case of memory dominating a person’s life.» —“Can’t Forget to Remember” by Katherine Unger ScienceNOW Mar. 14, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
Nancy Gabriel from Ithaca, New York, recalls her father’s no-nonsense responses to minor injuries when she was a child: After making sure she was really all right, he’d say, It’s far enough from your heart; it won’t kill you. Other times he might...
Andrea in West Palm Beach, Florida, recalls a little ditty that her father would recite to get her out of bed in the morning: When in the morning you throw moments away, you can’t make them up in the course of the day. Or you can hurry and scurry...