I Bipolar Obsessive Thoughts and False Memories We were completing a life story and people around me were talking of repressed memories . Bipolar Disorder; Chronic Pain ... studies indicate that significant numbers of abuse victims report a loss of memory of the abuse, ... False memories may also be … They will help you better understand how repressed, recovered, or suggested memories may occur and what you can do if you or a family member is concerned about a childhood memory. Let’s also leave out the clear understanding that if memories of abuse end up being detrimental to mental health, these are much more likely to … It is scary to think that there could be more memories, that there is more abuse hidden. I started to remember a dream I had of my father kissing me which really grossed me out. "Recovered memory therapy" is a psychotherapeutic treatment based on the premise that a variety of psychiatric symptoms and disorders are due to repressed memories of childhood sexual abuse… But I know now I can wake up everyday and actually have a purpose. I already had a history of delusions and paranoia before this as a young teen. Following are some questions and answers that reflect the best current knowledge about reported memories of childhood abuse. Fast is the author of Loving Someone with Bipolar Disorder, Take Charge of Bipolar Disorder, Get It Done When You’re Depressed, and The Health Cards Treatment System for Bipolar Disorder. That said, we acknowledge the reality of false abuse memories in some individuals as possibly induced or encouraged by therapists, particularly those who use hypnosis or psychotropic drugs (e.g., in combination with religious or other doctrines; Bottoms, Shaver, & Goodman, 1996). 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