1.0Lifehacker Australiahttps://www.lifehacker.com.auLifehacker Australiahttps://www.lifehacker.com.au/author/lifehackeraustralia/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="uoemfEcjwo"><a href="https://www.lifehacker.com.au/2017/10/are-suppressed-memories-legit/">Are ‘Repressed Memories’ Legit?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.lifehacker.com.au/2017/10/are-suppressed-memories-legit/embed/#?secret=uoemfEcjwo" width="600" height="338" title="“Are ‘Repressed Memories’ Legit?” — Lifehacker Australia" data-secret="uoemfEcjwo" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> Repression is a defensive process where the mind forgets or places events, thoughts and memories we cannot acknowledge or bear elsewhere. But do trauma victims really repress memories? And can therapy induce false memories? Let’s take a look at the evidence.https://counter.theconversation.com/content/84998/count.gif?distributor=republish-lightbox-basic