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See also [[Heroic BSOD]], for what usually goes hand-in-hand with this. Not related to the '[[Flash Back Back Back|Thousand Yard Stare of Impending Flashbacks]]', an affliction near universally shared by the characters of ''[[Lost]]''.
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== [[Anime|Anime and Manga]] ==
* In ''[[Azumanga Daioh]]'', Chiyo does this whenever Yukari's driving is mentioned since she barely survived it.
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* [[The Ace]] does this after being [[Broken Ace|broken]] in the ''[[M*A*S*H (television)|MashM*A*S*H]]'' episode "Heal Thyself." While [[Out, Damned Spot!|compulsively scrubbing away invisible blood]].
* Some (canonical) DVD specials from ''[[Doctor Who]]'' have noted this about Rory Williams. He spent almost two thousand years guarding a box as an immortal centurion. It happened in a defunct timeline, but he still has the memories, which he must suppress for his own sanity, though as the Doctor points out "Sometimes you catch him just staring..."
** He mentions that he can remember all two thousand years he stood guard, but he can't always remember it.