That is true until the feral government makes us all take this drug:
http://psychcentral.com/news/2011/05/27/drug-metyrapone-to-erase-bad-memories/26532.html
That is true until the feral government makes us all take this drug:
http://psychcentral.com/news/2011/05/27/drug-metyrapone-to-erase-bad-memories/26532.html *
That's scary!
On the lighter side, it sounds a bit like Gleemonex.
Mrs. Hurdicure: [looking at drug] What will this do?
Dr. Cooper: Well, it reaches into your brain “chemically,” and then it locates your happiest memory “chemically,” then it locks onto that emotion and freezes it “chemically,” and then it keeps you happy, happy.
Interesting. A memory-nulling drug is part of the sci-fi book "Wool" where the people live underground in a silo and have no idea how they got there or how long they've been there, or what their real names are.