Are Repressed Memories Real?

You might have heard about repressed memories on TV, but those memories aren’t always what they seem.
*Content warning: description of school shooting
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Sources:

http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/amp/48/5/518/
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/open-gently/201504/we-dont-repress-painful-childhood-memories
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigmund_Freud#/media/File:Sigmund_Freud,_by_Max_Halberstadt_(cropped).jpg

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