#memory distortion

[unwelcome-ozian]

with trauma memories is it possible to 1. make it all up? and 2. remember someone being involved in your trauma but it might not have been them specifically? like misremembering who was involved? we have DID if that changes the answer slightly.

Anything is possible. That being said, people who are making things up know they are making it up.

There's a difference between making things up, memory distortion, and false memories. When you say misremembering it sounds like you’re not making things up but trying to sort out the memories of what occurred. Take your time in doing this and be gentle with yourself.

Take care,

Oz

Traumatic Memories Are Not Necessarily Accurate Memories

Memory Distortion for Traumatic Events: The Role of Mental Imagery

[ellemariefrancisco]

Why My MIL Rewrites Conversations: The Psychology Behind Her Changing Stories

When my future sis-in-law told me outright that she and BIL are not moving back in after the wedding, it cleared one thing — my MIL has been telling a different version of the truth to everyone else.According to fiture sis-in-law, when she and BIL announced their plan to settle independently, their mother did not object. In fact, the conversation was smooth, straightforward, and unproblematic.So…

Why My MIL Rewrites Conversations: The Psychology Behind Her Changing Stories

[alternativeobservations]

When you remember a past event, you’re actually remembering the last time you remembered it.

Northwestern Medicine

[theredhairing40]

Memory Distortion

[studiousness]

memory distortion

Many important details in the human memory can be changed, exaggerated, and even deleted - it isn't perfect! THE MISINFORMATION EFFECT:  a memory distortion phenomenon in which a person's existing memories are altered if the person is exposed to misleading information.

 Elizabeth Loftus showed her subjects a film of a car accident and asked questions after about what they saw. Her word choice greatly influenced the response of the subjects - using the word 'contacted' to describe the accident eicited an average speed estimate of ~32 MPH while words like 'smashed' produced an average speed estimate of ~41 MPH

Her use of suggestive questions provides compelling evidence of how info a person receives after an event can lead to memory distortion.