I can’t speak much on the cult panic (Amerikkka is a satanic country where it is frowned upon not to abuse one’s children, and conservatives are the foremost abusers), but recovered memory isn’t bullshit as far as I can tell (I also used to dismiss it). The book I linked in another comment goes into how memory for traumatic events works differently than it does for everyday things. The author and the Trauma Research Foundation he works for seem pretty reputable.
When I say recovered memory, I intend to refer to a specific therapy technique that is full stop no longer used by anyone at all credible in the field. ‘Body keeps the score’ is a very popular book for clinicians to recommend to patients, so while I haven’t read it I imagine it’s not promoting what I intended to refer to and likely isn’t especially controversial. Though, I would caution you that as it’s a book for popular audiences, the language contained within may not be the most technically precise—especially a decade plus after its first publication. With that said, I wouldn’t say my own perspective on memory and trauma is necessarily in opposition to what ‘Body keeps…’ is saying based on a quick summary I’m looking at.
I can’t speak much on the cult panic (Amerikkka is a satanic country where it is frowned upon not to abuse one’s children, and conservatives are the foremost abusers), but recovered memory isn’t bullshit as far as I can tell (I also used to dismiss it). The book I linked in another comment goes into how memory for traumatic events works differently than it does for everyday things. The author and the Trauma Research Foundation he works for seem pretty reputable.
When I say recovered memory, I intend to refer to a specific therapy technique that is full stop no longer used by anyone at all credible in the field. ‘Body keeps the score’ is a very popular book for clinicians to recommend to patients, so while I haven’t read it I imagine it’s not promoting what I intended to refer to and likely isn’t especially controversial. Though, I would caution you that as it’s a book for popular audiences, the language contained within may not be the most technically precise—especially a decade plus after its first publication. With that said, I wouldn’t say my own perspective on memory and trauma is necessarily in opposition to what ‘Body keeps…’ is saying based on a quick summary I’m looking at.
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