slip (one's) mind

To be forgotten, especially of an obligation. I'm sorry I didn't call you back sooner, it totally slipped
my mind.

Flashbacks: a sudden, clear memory of a past event or time, usually one

that was bad:

Put st behind so: to try to forget or ignore something unpleasant:

Evoke: to make someone remember something or feel an emotion:

Trigger : causes someone to feel upset and frightened because they are

made to remember something bad that has happened in the past:

jog sb's memory to make someone remember something:

reminisce: to talk or write about past experiences that
you remember with pleasure: