A woman shares her experience living with a unique medical condition that allows her to remember every moment of her life in vivid detail.

There may be times when you find yourself lying awake at night, reflecting on a comment you made during a Year Nine science lesson, or recalling an awkward incident from your freshers' week.

Fortunately, as we age, we tend to forget the finer details of every single moment.

Well, most of us can’t anyway, as this woman has explained what it’s like to live with a rare medical phenomenon where she can recall every second of her life.

Marilu Henner is an actor who has appeared in the likes of TV sitcom Taxi and the original stage production of Grease back in the 70s. But the thing she’s often most well-known for is actually her wild recall of her 'whole life'.

"Some things come up right away and then some other things come up a little more slowly," she explained to 60 Minutes Australia. "But eventually, everything comes up."

The presenter challenged Henner by asking her to recall particular moments from certain days.

During the filming of the interview in 2018, it was reported that she was among only ten individuals globally who had been ‘evaluated and confirmed to possess exceptional autobiographical memory’.

Basically, she’s almost like a ‘Google search’ because you can give her a day and the year and she’ll remember what happened.

She was assigned the 'random date of September 8, 1985,' and detailed the procedure that unfolds for her.

"Hencher mentioned, 'I can clearly recall that September 8, 1985, was a Sunday. It's as if the year '85 neatly arranges itself, creating a structured timeline where I can visualize the entire calendar coming together.'"

Although the actor is excited to possess it, another woman views it as a heavy weight.

Jill Price was the first individual to receive a diagnosis, expressing that her desire was simply to "scream at the top of her lungs for the majority of the time."

In addition to recalling random bits of information, it also means that the difficult moments and painful memories linger in her thoughts, pushing her towards the brink of madness.

Louise Owen, another woman, expressed that she sometimes feels like 'a bit of a freakshow' and a 'living party trick.' She likened her memory to 'a muscle that she enjoys working out.'

"With so many dates and memories to juggle, it feels as if I'm responsible for around 9,000 energetic little kids," she remarked. "Each one is clamoring for my focus, like 'choose me, notice me,' yet I have to manage them all."

Based on the women's accounts, having total recall can be seen as a double-edged sword; while they have the ability to remember everything, it also means they are unable to move on from the painful memories.