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When people feel the urge to hide something way down deep, they are trying to help hide or get away from the emotional trauma that one has just experienced. It can help shield your mind for a little while, but eventually that memory will catch up with you and you will be forced to deal with it. You can never totally run away from your problems: you can only prolong it until your mind is stable enough to deal with what you had experienced. In some cases, however, those who cannot stablize their mind enough end up developing depression and/or anxiety connected to their personal tragedy. Repression can be a good thing when the person is able to cope with their mind and their feelings about the incident, but when they cannot, and push everything subconsciously way down deep, it will affect them more and worse than someone who is more mentally ready to not put off the root of the problem any longer.
If someone experiences something terrible or is feeling incredibly hurt their mind tries to block it out as much as possible. No one likes to feel upset or depressed, or to relive anything that was tragic. Repression is when a person takes those emotions and puts them in a place in the back of their minds where it can't be found. If a person doesn't remember, you they feel it. Of course, that doesn't always last forever. Something someone says or something could happen that triggers that emotion and wakes it up. Then the person remembers all over again. Instead of having to deal with the incident once, now that person is dealing with it twice. And knowing that they forgot about it for all that time might make it even worse and probably shocking to them.
When something life-altering happens to a person that makes them sad, depressed, or angry, a lot of times they will repress it so it's almost like it didn't happen. People do this because it's easier to just not think of such painful memories rather than live with them in the front of their mind. Common things people feel the need to repress are loved ones' deaths, a breakup or divorce, the betrayal of a friend, etc. In my opinion, i think it is better to cope with your problem and maybe get help with it rather than hide it deep in your mind. It is hard to do this and even I have some repressed memories, but I know I would feel much better if I could get these memories off my chest. It is not healthy to have something nagging at you in the back of your mind and it can make people go crazy. Repression is not a good thing and should be avoided.
If someone is repressing a memory or an emotion it may be for the sake of their own well-being or others around them. Repression leads to depression if the person doesn't deal with their emotions. Leaving something bottled up inside only leads to greater emotional trauma. The human mind blocks out traumatic events that happens in one's life. It is almost involuntary that the brain covers up and hides things that bring emotional pain to the person. If something generates a spark that makes a person relive their worst memories that were buried deep down, then it can cause a break down and a flow of repressed memories and emotions that were not dealt with when they happened. Its not good for a person emotionally to keep things building up inside of them until they burst. Emotions and problems need to come out slowly and be dealt with instead of locking them up inside.
When your body subconciously chooses to keep a memory from you there is normally a good reason for it. Most likely, you have experienced something severely traumatic and you body feels that this memory causes anxiety and other negative things to the body. Your body is only trying its best to protect its self from yourself. As confusing as it may seem, these memories, according to your body, will cause depression and anxiety, which effects how you function on a regular basis. Repression is for your own well being, you do not conciously choose what to forget.
When someone has a feeling of repression, it is usually one where they wish to detach themselves from that memory completely. Your mind tries to block out what ever trauma you may have expierenced. Repression is not done by force. Your mind must conceal away unhappy memories because the pain you are feeling is so unbarable. Repression can be caused by many things, but some of the more common reasons are stress or trauma. In many cases, something happens later on that reminds the person of the unpleasant memory and they are left with nothing left but to deal with it. However, repression is not necessarily a bad thing. It can help handle or cope with their feelings and they are able to go on and happily live their lives.
-Repression manifests itself in two forms, the first of which being conscious repression and the second being subconscious. In the former of the two, a person will voluntarily attempt to lock away an event. Reasons for doing so very based on the situation. One might have been so traumatized by something that they don’t think they can deal with it. Then, instead of overcoming their experience they simply attempt to forget about it. Others might be forced to repress something because there is no way of getting over it. For instance someone might break up with a loved one after seeing them for a long time. Unless you get back together or find someone else there is no way to overcome any sorrow that might afflict you other than forgetting about whomever you broke up with. So in order to move on you must repress the memories of whomever you were seeing. Concious repression is much easier to reverse, and therefore harder to maintain. At some most people find a way to get over what they repressed. ____ -The latter form of repression, subconscious, occurs when an event was actually too traumatizing for your body to cope with, so your brain subconsciously locks the memory away. These include events that are completely out of the ordinary and things that go against everything you have know. For instance, if you survived a brutal plane crash, there is a high chance you would subconsciously lock away the memories of the crash. This happened recently with a girl that was the only survivor of a plane crash. Subconscious repression is also known as amnesia, and although the locked events can be remembered, it is much less likely to happen than with other forms of repression.
After recently finishing a story, I came to realize that people, in their kindness, will do anything to make other people happy, not thinking about the long-term affects. They forget that a little pain can be healed and is much less severe than pretending about something that is not and creating much more hurt later. Repression, somewhat similar, now seems to me as something that may be used as a defense-mechanism but it will only lead to continued and worsened problems later. Part of me wants to say that one should let things out, and bottle in nothing inside to the point of pain. Just to let it go and not hold it back for later. Another part of me says that letting something heal a little bit on the edges and be more prepared for it later is good as well. Having the strength in you to finally face something and really want to heal can make the actual healing better, but has the possibility of hurting other things in the process. This brings me to a complete standstill in my mind. I would say, in all honesty, I'm not completely sure of whether repression is really good or bad. In the end, it always depends upon the person. And in the end, I'm only unsure. If were to go through something horrible I would want to put it behind me in a way that let's me heal in a much more permanent way. That way I wouldn't feel like I was walking on a land mine every day. Just because you don't remember it doesn't mean it's not there.
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When people feel the urge to hide something way down deep, they are trying to help hide or get away from the emotional trauma that one has just experienced. It can help shield your mind for a little while, but eventually that memory will catch up with you and you will be forced to deal with it. You can never totally run away from your problems: you can only prolong it until your mind is stable enough to deal with what you had experienced. In some cases, however, those who cannot stablize their mind enough end up developing depression and/or anxiety connected to their personal tragedy. Repression can be a good thing when the person is able to cope with their mind and their feelings about the incident, but when they cannot, and push everything subconsciously way down deep, it will affect them more and worse than someone who is more mentally ready to not put off the root of the problem any longer.
If someone experiences something terrible or is feeling incredibly hurt their mind tries to block it out as much as possible. No one likes to feel upset or depressed, or to relive anything that was tragic. Repression is when a person takes those emotions and puts them in a place in the back of their minds where it can't be found. If a person doesn't remember, you they feel it. Of course, that doesn't always last forever. Something someone says or something could happen that triggers that emotion and wakes it up. Then the person remembers all over again. Instead of having to deal with the incident once, now that person is dealing with it twice. And knowing that they forgot about it for all that time might make it even worse and probably shocking to them.
When something life-altering happens to a person that makes them sad, depressed, or angry, a lot of times they will repress it so it's almost like it didn't happen. People do this because it's easier to just not think of such painful memories rather than live with them in the front of their mind. Common things people feel the need to repress are loved ones' deaths, a breakup or divorce, the betrayal of a friend, etc. In my opinion, i think it is better to cope with your problem and maybe get help with it rather than hide it deep in your mind. It is hard to do this and even I have some repressed memories, but I know I would feel much better if I could get these memories off my chest. It is not healthy to have something nagging at you in the back of your mind and it can make people go crazy. Repression is not a good thing and should be avoided.
If someone is repressing a memory or an emotion it may be for the sake of their own well-being or others around them. Repression leads to depression if the person doesn't deal with their emotions. Leaving something bottled up inside only leads to greater emotional trauma. The human mind blocks out traumatic events that happens in one's life. It is almost involuntary that the brain covers up and hides things that bring emotional pain to the person. If something generates a spark that makes a person relive their worst memories that were buried deep down, then it can cause a break down and a flow of repressed memories and emotions that were not dealt with when they happened. Its not good for a person emotionally to keep things building up inside of them until they burst. Emotions and problems need to come out slowly and be dealt with instead of locking them up inside.
When your body subconciously chooses to keep a memory from you there is normally a good reason for it. Most likely, you have experienced something severely traumatic and you body feels that this memory causes anxiety and other negative things to the body. Your body is only trying its best to protect its self from yourself. As confusing as it may seem, these memories, according to your body, will cause depression and anxiety, which effects how you function on a regular basis. Repression is for your own well being, you do not conciously choose what to forget.
When someone has a feeling of repression, it is usually one where they wish to detach themselves from that memory completely. Your mind tries to block out what ever trauma you may have expierenced. Repression is not done by force. Your mind must conceal away unhappy memories because the pain you are feeling is so unbarable. Repression can be caused by many things, but some of the more common reasons are stress or trauma. In many cases, something happens later on that reminds the person of the unpleasant memory and they are left with nothing left but to deal with it. However, repression is not necessarily a bad thing. It can help handle or cope with their feelings and they are able to go on and happily live their lives.
-Repression manifests itself in two forms, the first of which being conscious repression and the second being subconscious. In the former of the two, a person will voluntarily attempt to lock away an event. Reasons for doing so very based on the situation. One might have been so traumatized by something that they don’t think they can deal with it. Then, instead of overcoming their experience they simply attempt to forget about it. Others might be forced to repress something because there is no way of getting over it. For instance someone might break up with a loved one after seeing them for a long time. Unless you get back together or find someone else there is no way to overcome any sorrow that might afflict you other than forgetting about whomever you broke up with. So in order to move on you must repress the memories of whomever you were seeing. Concious repression is much easier to reverse, and therefore harder to maintain. At some most people find a way to get over what they repressed.
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-The latter form of repression, subconscious, occurs when an event was actually too traumatizing for your body to cope with, so your brain subconsciously locks the memory away. These include events that are completely out of the ordinary and things that go against everything you have know. For instance, if you survived a brutal plane crash, there is a high chance you would subconsciously lock away the memories of the crash. This happened recently with a girl that was the only survivor of a plane crash. Subconscious repression is also known as amnesia, and although the locked events can be remembered, it is much less likely to happen than with other forms of repression.
After recently finishing a story, I came to realize that people, in their kindness, will do anything to make other people happy, not thinking about the long-term affects. They forget that a little pain can be healed and is much less severe than pretending about something that is not and creating much more hurt later. Repression, somewhat similar, now seems to me as something that may be used as a defense-mechanism but it will only lead to continued and worsened problems later. Part of me wants to say that one should let things out, and bottle in nothing inside to the point of pain. Just to let it go and not hold it back for later.
Another part of me says that letting something heal a little bit on the edges and be more prepared for it later is good as well. Having the strength in you to finally face something and really want to heal can make the actual healing better, but has the possibility of hurting other things in the process.
This brings me to a complete standstill in my mind. I would say, in all honesty, I'm not completely sure of whether repression is really good or bad. In the end, it always depends upon the person. And in the end, I'm only unsure. If were to go through something horrible I would want to put it behind me in a way that let's me heal in a much more permanent way. That way I wouldn't feel like I was walking on a land mine every day. Just because you don't remember it doesn't mean it's not there.
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