<p>Is there such a thing as repressed memories? Suppose a person undergoes a traumatic event (e.g failing out of school, having a relative die suddenly). Is it normal for the person to act as if everything is normal? Do the traumatic events have an affect on someone even if they dont think about it every day?</p>

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2013-08-03T00:14:56.393Z
You're mixing a few things together there. What do you mean by repressed memory? Do you mean that they really cannot recall at all what happened? Or do you mean that they're just not discussing it or acting like it affected them?
John
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This question is very unclear for the reasons highlighted by @John.  Clarification is needed on what exactly you are asking about
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Do repressed memories exist?
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# Do repressed memories exist?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2013-08-02)

Is there such a thing as repressed memories? Suppose a person undergoes a traumatic event (e.g failing out of school, having a relative die suddenly). Is it normal for the person to act as if everything is normal? Do the traumatic events have an affect on someone even if they dont think about it every day?

**Tags:** memory, ptsd

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: You're mixing a few things together there. What do you mean by repressed memory? Do you mean that they really cannot recall at all what happened? Or do you mean that they're just not discussing it or acting like it affected them?  
> **username_2**: This question is very unclear for the reasons highlighted by @username_1.  Clarification is needed on what exactly you are asking about  

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