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retrospective falsification

Retrospective falsification is the unconscious distortion of past experiences to conform to a person's needs in the present. Human memory is very malleable and can easily be hidden or distorted for any number of reasons. For example, an adult suddenly "remembers" being sexually abused as a child.
adult suddenly "remembers" being sexually abused as a child that's retrospective falsification
by Shymanny August 7, 2022
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