Scientists are developing a pill that could help you forget bad memories - and they have just tested it on 60 heart broken people. Dr. Alain Brunet's memory manipulation study at the McGill University in Quebec, Canada, hopes to bring about a pioneering technique for the easing of painful memories. What had previously been a science fiction fantasy, discarding unwanted memories, may become a reality for those suffering from an'adjustment disorder' after experiencing a traumatic event. Fictional memory removal: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet - 2004. Where Jim Carrey's character receives treatment to remove memories of his ex Of the 60 people who signed up for the psychiatry study all had experienced the same emotion, the betrayal of their partner ending the romantic relationship, and all wanted to forget it.