“…The circulation of memories (as a set of images, affects and emotions) of those left in the wake of an 'extreme experience' (POLLAK, 1990;TALONE, 2020TALONE, , 2022a influences how they comprehend themselves as the same person over time. Here I analyse the specific actuation of memories in terms of the variation felt by subjects in their own selves, 3 based on research with three different groups: 1) people whose loved ones (children, spouses, parents) were fatal victims of traffic accidents in Rio, assisted by the Traffic Victims Support Unit (Navi) of the Rio de Janeiro State Traffic Department (Detran-RJ); 2) military police officers transferred to administrative work-inside the military police battalions-following extremely tense and dangerous experiences; and 3) civilians and police officers who suffered serious accidents, now wheelchair users and athletes trained by the Rebirth, Serve and Protect Project (Renascer), which operates from the Praças Training and Improvement Centre (CFAP) run by the Military Police of Rio de Janeiro State (PMERJ).…”