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I'd have to say that HAVING a memory of it would be a better way to go if you truly want to make a good story out of it.
Having a memory of it would open up *more* possibilities than having no memory at all, which really limits your options when the person has no recollection or control of their actions. Being conscious of your actions, and thus some possibility control, no matter any urges you might feel that drive your actions, puts a greater responsibility on the person in question: If they lose control or not, it's not like it's *someone else* doing it in their body.
Although, with what RedEye said about the "No Memory" idea being like Multiple Personality Disorder....what if for SOME people it was exactly that? Not for ALL werewolves, but if the person just couldn't handle it mentally, what if they just snapped, went a little bit crazy, and DID form a split personality that took over whenever they shifted? That seems to me like a very real and dangerous possibility if somebody just wasn't able to mentally handle the surprise of their first shift.
Having a memory of it would open up *more* possibilities than having no memory at all, which really limits your options when the person has no recollection or control of their actions. Being conscious of your actions, and thus some possibility control, no matter any urges you might feel that drive your actions, puts a greater responsibility on the person in question: If they lose control or not, it's not like it's *someone else* doing it in their body.
Although, with what RedEye said about the "No Memory" idea being like Multiple Personality Disorder....what if for SOME people it was exactly that? Not for ALL werewolves, but if the person just couldn't handle it mentally, what if they just snapped, went a little bit crazy, and DID form a split personality that took over whenever they shifted? That seems to me like a very real and dangerous possibility if somebody just wasn't able to mentally handle the surprise of their first shift.
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yes but it has been reported that victims of post trumatic stress syndrome had lost all memory of the past events. Transforming into a werewolf and then terrorizing the neighborhood would be pretty tramatic.
exaple of PTSS
Stephen King say his friend get hit by a train infront of him and then later couldn't remember anything about the scene.
exaple of PTSS
Stephen King say his friend get hit by a train infront of him and then later couldn't remember anything about the scene.
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I much prefer retained memory. Granted, emotional duress can play havoc with memories, so the werewolves in my stories sometimes have memory problems the first few shifts, but this is because of human psychology rather than werewolf physiology. It comes up a lot less in the stories set in the future, when people know werewolves exist.
I do think being shifted would create a tendency towards a different state of mind, though with a bit of concentration one in shifted form could still solve math problems, debate the merits and flaws of Ayn Rand's objectivism (provided one got past the speech problems), and play tennis. The mind would tend to be a bit more feral, living in the moment and focusing on one's surroundings. It would be a great state in which to train for martial arts or Zen Buddhist philosophy.
I do think being shifted would create a tendency towards a different state of mind, though with a bit of concentration one in shifted form could still solve math problems, debate the merits and flaws of Ayn Rand's objectivism (provided one got past the speech problems), and play tennis. The mind would tend to be a bit more feral, living in the moment and focusing on one's surroundings. It would be a great state in which to train for martial arts or Zen Buddhist philosophy.
Taking a Gestalt approach, since it's the "in" thing...