Why Can Therapy Bring Up Memories You Had Forgotten?

[Shree]

Talking about certain experiences can sometimes bring back memories or feelings that a person has not thought about for years. This can be unexpected and confusing. Why can therapy bring up old memories, and how do people usually make sense of emotions connected to experiences from the past?

 

[Hazel]

Therapy can bring old memories back into focus when a conversation touches something connected to them. I’ve noticed that certain feelings or situations can remind someone of things they haven’t thought about in years. Sometimes the memory was forgotten, while other times it simply hadn’t been revisited.