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#'''Complete short-term memory suppression''' - This is the complete failure of a person's short-term memory. It can be described as the experience of being completely incapable of remembering any specific details regarding the present situation and the events leading up to it for more than a few seconds. This state of mind can often result in thought loops, confusion, disorientation, and a loss of control, especially for the inexperienced. At this level, it can also become impossible to follow the plot of most forms of media as one cannot retain the memories long enough to do so.

#'''Partial long-term memory suppression''' - This is the partial, often intermittent failure of a person's long-term memory in addition to the complete failure of their short-term memory. It can be described as the experience of an increased difficulty recalling basic concepts and autobiographical information from one's long-term memory. Compounded with the complete suppression of short term memory, it creates an altered state where even basic tasks become challenging or impossible as one cannot mentally access past memories of how to complete them. For example, one may take a longer time to recall the identity of close friends or temporarily forget how to perform basic tasks. This state may create the sensation of experiencing something for the first time. At this stage, a reduction of certain learned personality traits, awareness of cultural norms, and linguistic recall may accompany the suppression of long-term memory.

#'''Complete long-term memory suppression''' - This is the complete failure of both a person's long and short-term memory. It can be described as the experience of becoming completely incapable of remembering even the most basic fundamental concepts stored within one's long-term memory. This includes one's name~~, identity~~, hometown, ~~that they are~~ on drugs, what drugs even are, what human beings are, what life is, what ~~existence~~ is or ~~what~~ anything is. ~~In many cases~~ this memory loss is also associated with a loss of a sense of self, in which one is no longer aware of their own existence ~~due to being~~ unable to recall ~~or comprehend~~ the ~~concepts they associate with it~~, ~~this~~ experience is commonly referred to as "ego death".

#'''Complete long-term memory suppression''' - This is the complete and persistent failure of both a person's long and short-term memory. It can be described as the experience of becoming completely incapable of remembering even the most basic fundamental concepts stored within one's long-term memory. This includes everything from one's name, hometown, and past memories to the awareness of being on drugs, what drugs even are, what human beings are, what life is, that time exists, what anything is, or that anything exists. Memory suppression of this level blocks all mental associations, attached meaning, acquired preferences, and value judgements one may have towards the external world. Sufficiently intense memory loss is also associated with the loss of a sense of self, in which one is no longer aware of their own existence. In this state, the user is unable to recall all learned conceptual knowledge about themselves and the external world, and no longer experiences the sensation of being a separate observer in an external world. This experience is commonly referred to as "ego death".

Memory suppression is an extremely common effect under the influence of [[dosage#strong|strong]] to [[dosage#heavy|heavy]] [[dosage|dosages]] of many [[hallucinogen|hallucinogenic]] substances. These compounds typically include almost any [[psychedelic]], [[dissociative]], and [[deliriant]] substance.

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 #'''Complete short-term memory suppression''' - This is the complete failure of a person's short-term memory. It can be described as the experience of being completely incapable of remembering any specific details regarding the present situation and the events leading up to it for more than a few seconds. This state of mind can often result in thought loops, confusion, disorientation, and a loss of control, especially for the inexperienced. At this level, it can also become impossible to follow the plot of most forms of media as one cannot retain the memories long enough to do so.
 #'''Partial long-term memory suppression''' - This is the partial, often intermittent failure of a person's long-term memory in addition to the complete failure of their short-term memory. It can be described as the experience of an increased difficulty recalling basic concepts and autobiographical information from one's long-term memory. Compounded with the complete suppression of short term memory, it creates an altered state where even basic tasks become challenging or impossible as one cannot mentally access past memories of how to complete them. For example, one may take a longer time to recall the identity of close friends or temporarily forget how to perform basic tasks. This state may create the sensation of experiencing something for the first time. At this stage, a reduction of certain learned personality traits, awareness of cultural norms, and linguistic recall may accompany the suppression of long-term memory.
-#'''Complete long-term memory suppression''' - This is the complete failure of both a person's long and short-term memory. It can be described as the experience of becoming completely incapable of remembering even the most basic fundamental concepts stored within one's long-term memory. This includes one's name, identity, hometown, that they are on drugs, what drugs even are, what human beings are, what life is, what existence is or what anything is. In many cases this memory loss is also associated with a loss of a sense of self, in which one is no longer aware of their own existence due to being unable to recall or comprehend the concepts they associate with it, this experience is commonly referred to as "ego death".
+#'''Complete long-term memory suppression''' - This is the complete and persistent failure of both a person's long and short-term memory. It can be described as the experience of becoming completely incapable of remembering even the most basic fundamental concepts stored within one's long-term memory. This includes everything from one's name, hometown, and past memories to the awareness of being on drugs, what drugs even are, what human beings are, what life is, that time exists, what anything is, or that anything exists. Memory suppression of this level blocks all mental associations, attached meaning, acquired preferences, and value judgements one may have towards the external world. Sufficiently intense memory loss is also associated with the loss of a sense of self, in which one is no longer aware of their own existence. In this state, the user is unable to recall all learned conceptual knowledge about themselves and the external world, and no longer experiences the sensation of being a separate observer in an external world. This experience is commonly referred to as "ego death".
 Memory suppression is an extremely common effect under the influence of [[dosage#strong|strong]] to [[dosage#heavy|heavy]] [[dosage|dosages]] of many [[hallucinogen|hallucinogenic]] substances. These compounds typically include almost any [[psychedelic]], [[dissociative]], and [[deliriant]] substance.