This is what I thought for years and years had happened to me when I went to visit the US (not from the US, that is). I did not identify myself as this other woman who I had many flashbacks of. After some years of this my friend, who was psychic and remembered a past life. And remembered knowing me from this past life, as we were friends then too, described some of her detailed memories that she could not have known that I later found proof of; I still had trouble believing it. I did not believe in reincarnation back then. The way I see it one goes to do a check list to see if it could be your past life memories.
- is it memories or just plain fantasies ? research...
- are we the same type, looks, personality, little quirks, interests
- are there people from the past life that recognize the old person in the new person, so to speak. ( this is of course a rare thing, but I know of 2 such cases ).
- if the death was traumatic in some way people tend to hold on to, remember their past life more
- if the death was traumatic (repeat I know ) people tend to have a kind of mark, like a birthmark, but this seem to be up for discussion on this forum what people think about it
I suppose a person that pick up other people's memories must go by checking the above and what it feels like, what does it feels like to be this person; could this be I etc.
/Jaimie