Recovered memories -- true vs. false?

[diane_vera]

In a comment thread on Talk To Action, I got into an interesting discussion about "recovered memories" -- the very idea of which has been the focus of lots of controversy among psychologists and psychotherapists. Is it possible for people to repress, more-or-less completely, their memory of a traumatic event, and then to recover it later? The

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[tina_bound]

Good day Diane, I am new to your forum, and was directed to read your comments, observations and insight for your unique, perhaps 'non-conformist' perspectives on the occult and Satan

The real danger

[gaianguy]

Your friend ArchaeoBob said

Re: the real danger

[diane_vera]

I agree with gaianguy on the importance of the principle of "innocent until proven guilty" -- at least with regard to actual criminal accusations. I agree that corroboration is needed for that purpose. Nevertheless, it seems to me that some kinds of "recovered memories" are inherently more likely to be true than others.