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Well, I’m talking from personal experience, as this is the ONLY thing that warrants a warning for me.
The very idea of someone forgetting about their past experiences, relationships, maybe even who they were before, is actually extremely stressful, and if it’s something that happens to a character I care about and/or MC, it’s even worse.
I know I can be very sensitive in real life about anything “mind altering” - even medication that serves to prevent anxiety or things like that stresses me out because it “forcibly changes” the mind of the person, not to mention things like drugs. Amnesia is one of the highest things on that list, to the point I feel it even in fiction.
At least, in this story is a thing from the past, even though consequences are still felt now, so it’s less upsetting than if it happened in the present timeline, but still a sudden burst of unease when learning about it. Basically, it would still have been nice to know beforehand.

Not to mention, it can also tie-in to bad experiences or trauma in real life for people - though fortunately that isn’t my case - if someone had for example a relative who suffered from amnesia, be it because of an accident, an illness or something. Having someone you care about forget about you must be one of the most awful things ever.

I have to mention I’ve seen a fair share of games that list amnesia / memory loss on their content warning lists, and that’s always nice.

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