01/12/2026
If you’ve experienced trauma and now struggle with your memory, you are not alone. Yes, PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder) can directly affect your memory, causing a range of issues from memory loss and “brain fog” to having intensely vivid, intrusive memories of the traumatic event.
This happens because intense trauma can alter brain function, particularly in areas responsible for memory processing and emotional regulation, like the hippocampus and amygdala. Understanding this connection is a key part of healing from trauma.
PTSD often disrupts how memories are formed, stored, and recalled Learn why this happens and how treatment helps.