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I think psychologists / therapists are also to blame. I faced some kind of trauma as a kid (who hasn't), and while visiting a therapist to see if therapy was r
by notsureaboutpg 5y ago
I think psychologists / therapists are also to blame.
I faced some kind of trauma as a kid (who hasn't), and while visiting a therapist to see if therapy was right for me regarding my lack of sleep and depression the therapist constantly tried to make me believe I was molested as a child and was blocking that memory or had forgotten it.
Maybe he was trying to do his job well, perhaps it's a common scenario and I showed all the signs of being such a person, but it didn't sit well with me at all. I didn't remember any such thing. No one in my life stood out as someone who would so such a thing. I could have forgotten such an event but so could anyone on Earth. I really didn't like this suggestion and how commonly it was repeated and the questioning of my memory and sanity. I eventually thought therapy is not for me and left and I imagine I'm not the only one with such an experience.
- jtbayly 5y agoThe book “Try To Remember” lays out the terrible damage done by such therapists.
- float4 5y agoI'm not the person you replied to, but it looks very interesting. I will give it a read. Thank you.
- taurath 5y agoThis was common for a while, and the backlash against it is one of the things the article is addressing. I for instance have very little memory of my life before 18, and accessing that has been taking many months of intense therapy. There was a time when literally any memory recovery would’ve been regarded as highly suspicious, and it’s true memory isn’t always exact, but it’s not as if my therapist is implanting suggestions. They all come from my mind and they do not guide it, only expand.