Interesting observation. Though it demands what exactly is considered repression and the degree to which it is done. Person's memories are malleable over the t

Interesting observation. Though it demands what exactly is considered repression and the degree to which it is done. Person's memories are malleable over the time. A memory of an event 10 years back will be modified over the course of 10 years based on other events during that period. Rashomon Effect is not just among people or in a society, it also applies to a person and his internal loop. Also - correct me if I am wrong here - degree of repression if any also depends on the age (and thus mental setup of the person then) of person involved. There may be memories of trauma a 4 year old may have endured and long forgotten by his conscious mind but may surface in the form of unnatural phobias/fears. But as mentioned before, it is not hard for someone to plant an idea into someone else's mind or tamper with his/her memory and inject false ideas, particularly in a patient-doctor relationship. Conclusion: Basing legal judgements or decisions purely on a person's memory is wrong. Our insight into memory is not deep enough to be making such decisions. Diagnosing a person who may be experiencing depression/fears purely based on his own memories sounds absurd.