Why You Don't Remember Your Childhood

Summary: Childhood trauma can lead to Dissociative Amnesia, Infantile Amnesia, and somatic splitting, which results from the impact of trauma emotions. The parents, siblings, school, social or anti-social environment, if it comes a negative, the mind will try to protect itself.

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Trauma Denial - Another psychological theory states that when you repress memories, they “go” into your subconscious. When you deny trauma, your reality is split in two. Often, denial—the active refusal to acknowledge painful events—shows up strongest right after a traumatic event. It is important to remember that how different people react to trauma can be very different. For some, denial may be a way to deal with things right after a traumatic event. Not everyone who goes through a traumatic event will deny it or the process of repressing memories. Also, how it changes consciousness is complicated and not fully understood. (Maria Baldellou Lopez, MSs., BMBS 05/24)

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