Like, say someone experienced some type of abuse as a child. Is it possible for them to repress this event so strongly they don’t remember it in their adult life? Just feel the effects of unexplained mental illness? Or is this just a thing in the movies?
Lot’s of great ELI5’s here. If anyone wants a more in depth look at this complex phenomenon, The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk is very informative.
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