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When cultural pressure conflicts with trauma memory

I remember my childhood abuse in excruciating detail but everyone says I should forgive and forget and move on

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Social expectations to release painful experiences may invalidate the protective function of traumatic memory.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Memory and retention across cultures?”

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