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If anything it seems to suggest that repression would be a successful strategy if it could be managed. Eveolutionary memory repression would be a bit like fe
by rimantas 16y ago
If anything it seems to suggest that repression would be a
successful strategy if it could be managed.
Eveolutionary memory repression would be a bit like feeling no pain: increased risk to get hurt again.
- Groxx 16y agoThat argument can go both ways. If the pain of the memory is causing you to be hurt more, then repressing it is to your benefit. Given what depression does to people, based on that argument alone, I'd say evolution strongly favors repression of any rare trauma.
- endtime 16y agoI think it would be more like adrenaline, which masks pain so that you can continue to function.