I feel that looking back at memories of my childhood and how I’ve grown up helps me to understand my mental health and how I’ve developed. However remembering some silly memories about my childhood I’ve wondered if something I found to be traumatic happened to me when I was young and I’ve completely blocked it out. Is this possible?
It’s possible, but unlikely.
Sometimes, people who have undergone severe trauma will have amnesia about the incident, but Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome, where unwanted memories keep on coming back, is far more common.
During the 1980s and 1990s, there was a fad about "Recovered Memories". Unfortunately, many of these were the result of suggestions planted by unscrupulous ‘therapists’. Some of these claims were demonstrably false, but some people preferred the illusion to reality. Many untrue accusations, pain and injustice resulted.
Although the psychological and social dynamics of False Memory Syndrome have been demonstrated, some therapists and their clients continue to prefer constructing their own versions of reality.
Yes, it is most definetly likely.
Trust me, like if something unbelievably
happens to you whether you’re young or old,
that is possible.
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yes
it is possible to supress traumatic memories and have them surface later in life
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Yes, it’s very possible. Or you can "disassociate" yourself from the incident… like it happened to someone else, or it happend to you but emotionally you were not there. ie. as in rape.
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You should realise that these silly mistakes have taught you something imp in life.Life is all about mistakes and repair.You should repair your mistakes.These mistakes have helped you to be more cautious in life.I am sure that you will not allow those mistakes to happen again.
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Yes it is called repression.A ego defence mechanism.To protect you from the pain.
Protection is the main purpose our mind created the ego a long time ago.A single traumatic event caused our mind to split in two virtual sections.
The ego and conscience.
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yes it is possible, its a defence mechinism of our brian, especally when we are young, if something very tramatic happens our brain protects us by blocking that out cos some things can just be too much to cope with.
it maybe an idea to consider seeing a psychiatrist and seeing if they can help you find out what you might of blocked, if anything at all!
you also might be interested in reading the book Out of The Dark by Linda Cain and Robin Royston.
its writtern by a woman who had a blocked memory that was destroying her adult life (even though she didnt know what it was) and also writtern by her psychiatrist, who help her remember what she blacked out.
the only thing about finding these lost memories is that they are usually very bad and very hard to deal with. i myself think i may have some blocked memories and as of yet havent persued them and am not sure i ever want to.
good luck
if you feel you need someone to talk to please send me a msg!
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It’s possible, but unlikely.
Sometimes, people who have undergone severe trauma will have amnesia about the incident, but Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome, where unwanted memories keep on coming back, is far more common.
During the 1980s and 1990s, there was a fad about "Recovered Memories". Unfortunately, many of these were the result of suggestions planted by unscrupulous ‘therapists’. Some of these claims were demonstrably false, but some people preferred the illusion to reality. Many untrue accusations, pain and injustice resulted.
Although the psychological and social dynamics of False Memory Syndrome have been demonstrated, some therapists and their clients continue to prefer constructing their own versions of reality.
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