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The False Memory Syndrome Foundation "The FMSF supports parents who say the accusations by their adult children of childhood sexual abuse are false...

False memory is a weapon often used to discredit sexual assault survivors Psychologists say survivors do not forget their horrific experiences. They may try to not remember, but completely forgetting is extremely unlikely. (Image: Fernanda Latronico/Pexels) Memory is contentious, that much is clear. Those who have experienced trauma often have patchy memories: dissociation is common, as is freezing and becoming immobile. But the idea that someone can simply forget then remember an instance of...

The False Memory Syndrome at 30: How Flawed Science Turned into Conventional Wisdom   In early December of 1990, the young academic was feeling confused. Though she had recently been granted tenure and was a happily married mother of two, she was weighed down by a surprising surge in anxiety. To get some relief from her distress, she decided to enter psychotherapy. When she mentioned in an early session how much she was dreading the prospect of seeing her parents during the upcoming Christma...