Traditionally the issue of personal identity has considered as the question about what makes one the same across time. Recently though, attention to one’s own phenomenal experience has brought a new perspective to the debate. In light of this change of perspective, Klein suggests that individuals with retrograde episodic amnesia retain a notion of who they are, as well as having sense of continuity. He, therefore, argues that episodic memory is not necessary for a diachronic sense of self. I challenge Klein’s conclusion by pointing out that there are more extreme kinds of amnesia—psychogenic amnesia—that seem problematic to his proposal that sense of continuity is enough for a diachronic sense of self. This is the case because some instances of psychogenic amnesia are cases of dissociative amnesia, which show that having continuous conscious experience does not solve the issue.Traditionally the issue of personal identity has considered as the question about what makes one the same across time. Recently though, attention to one’s own phenomenal experience has brought a new perspective to the debate. In light of this change of perspective, Klein suggests that individuals with retrograde episodic amnesia retain a notion of who they are, as well as having sense of continuity. He, therefore, argues that episodic memory is not necessary for a diachronic sense of self. I challenge Klein’s conclusion by pointing out that there are more extreme kinds of amnesia—psychogenic amnesia—that seem problematic to his proposal that sense of continuity is enough for a diachronic sense of self. This is the case because some instances of psychogenic amnesia are cases of dissociative amnesia, which show that having continuous conscious experience does not solve the issue.Traditionally the issue of personal identity has considered as the question about what makes one the same across time. Recently though, attention to one’s own phenomenal experience has brought a new perspective to the debate. In light of this change of perspective, Klein suggests that individuals with retrograde episodic amnesia retain a notion of who they are, as well as having sense of continuity. He, therefore, argues that episodic memory is not necessary for a diachronic sense of self. I challenge Klein’s conclusion by pointing out that there are more extreme kinds of amnesia—psychogenic amnesia—that seem problematic to his proposal that sense of continuity is enough for a diachronic sense of self. This is the case because some instances of psychogenic amnesia are cases of dissociative amnesia, which show that having continuous conscious experience does not solve the issue.Traditionally the issue of personal identity has considered as the question about what makes one the same across time. Recently though, attention to one’s own phenomenal experience has brought a new perspective to the debate. In light of this change of perspective, Klein suggests that individuals with retrograde episodic amnesia retain a notion of who they are, as well as having sense of continuity. He, therefore, argues that episodic memory is not necessary for a diachronic sense of self. I challenge Klein’s conclusion by pointing out that there are more extreme kinds of amnesia—psychogenic amnesia—that seem problematic to his proposal that sense of continuity is enough for a diachronic sense of self. This is the case because some instances of psychogenic amnesia are cases of dissociative amnesia, which show that having continuous conscious experience does not solve the issue.Traditionally the issue of personal identity has considered as the question about what makes one the same across time. Recently though, attention to one’s own phenomenal experience has brought a new perspective to the debate. In light of this change of perspective, Klein suggests that individuals with retrograde episodic amnesia retain a notion of who they are, as well as having sense of continuity. He, therefore, argues that episodic memory is not necessary for a diachronic sense of self. I challenge Klein’s conclusion by pointing out that there are more extreme kinds of amnesia—psychogenic amnesia—that seem problematic to his proposal that sense of continuity is enough for a diachronic sense of self. This is the case because some instances of psychogenic amnesia are cases of dissociative amnesia, which show that having continuous conscious experience does not solve the issue.Tradicionalmente, a questão da identidade pessoal é considerada a questão a respeito ao que faz uma pessoa ser a mesma ao longo do tempo. Recentemente, porém, atenção à experiência fenomênica trouxe uma nova perspectiva ao debate. À luz dessa mudança de perspectiva, Klein sugere que indivíduos com amnésia episódica retrógrada retêm uma noção de quem são, além de terem senso de continuidade. Ele, portanto, argumenta que a memória episódica não é necessária para se ter sensação de si mesmo diacrônica. Desafiamos a conclusão de Klein apontando que existem tipos mais extremos de amnésia—amnésia psicogênica—que parecem problemáticos à sua proposta de que o senso de continuidade é suficiente para se ter sensação de si mesmo diacrônico. Esse é o caso, porque alguns exemplos de amnésia psicogênica são casos de amnésia dissociativa, que mostram que ter uma experiência consciente contínua não resolve o problema.