Repressed and Suppressed Memories - Teal Swan

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A suppressed memory occurs when a situation is associated with a high level of trauma or stress, and the memory of the entire situation is unconsciously blocked so that the person has no memory of it at all. Even though the memory affects that person on a conscious level, they have no ability to recall the specific memory.
In this episode, Teal educates us about suppressed memories.
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Teal Swan is a New Thought Leader and a Bestselling Author who is an expert in human development and relationships. She has over a decade of experience working with people of all walks of life with a mission to reduce human suffering.
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[@bAa-xj3ut]

Einstein once said "If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough", and you teal have the gift of explaining almost every thing in a simple way. i'm really grateful for your work as it really helps me. much love.

[@valdemarsterberg4994]

Great comment, really resonated with me! Thanks for sharing, and thank you teal for being my favorite "doctor" 😁

[@AaronDoughty44]

I relate this to the idea of meditation too. When I began to meditate I would at first try to "control" my thoughts and not let them into my mind. Once I learned how to observe them rather than change them I was able to receive the benefits of meditation. In the same way feeling into the memory and not suppressing it is a similar parallel. Great video Teal.

[@ellesansmakeup118]

That is so true.

[@MichelSarmento]

Aaron Doughty you right yeah the best meditation is to observe at thoughts instead of fighting them but also emotions are very important to be aware as well . The egos when you listen to them and try to fight them they hide or fight back. Egos are actual real entities inside our mind they have their own personalities and even own agendas very interesting

[@TimCBurgess]

Researchers in peer reviewed journals from Universities around the world comment on repressed memories: truthaboutpseudomemories.blogspot.com/2015/12/experts-scientists-and-researchers.html

[@kingsleyjamal5898]

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[@torincarl7934]

@Kingsley Jamal Yup, have been using flixzone} for months myself =)

[@insideout4085]

I have trained as a counsellor for four years and I have had many therapies/healing modalities also. I for many years was triggered as Teal says, because i was abused at around the ages of 2 or 3.. I could not remember it due to not beginning able to cognitively understand what was happening. There were no words or understanding of sex at that age. But my body remembered and it caused me much suffering throughout my adult life until i was told the story of my own abuse. That realization freed me. I then worked on it in therapy. Can i just add to those who say that 'Teal is not a professional psychologist' what do you think a professional psychologist is?? No one was born a professional at anything. we grow into what we are.. Who was the very first person to develop psychology? or counseling when is was not even known or classed as a profession? And was it not the very first psychologists the ones who electrocuted people to make them better.. I think it is sad that the system conditions us to think we can not be something just because we have not spent thousands of pounds on a course to get a title.. And all professions will grow and change. all knowledge is there and should be there for everyone.. and then it is also a worry when you are in the hands of a professional who has no idea what they are doing and go on to follow the boxes and criteria and do not follow thier own inner guidance and search outside of such boxes. Teal is clearly knowledgeable in her field and is very passionate about what she does. I would trust her above and beyond many professionals.

[@laviede6674]

SoulSynergy how did you heal that trauma?

[@liawatson5789]

Please report the person to the police

[@MA-zm6zs]

I just got a memory and It showed me that I was molested at age of 2/3/4 yo, not sure. Maybe 3yo. And I questioning my reality so much. I did the completion process on my own and havr no one of trust to tell. Someone pls help me, are these memories that come back real? Are they real and true? It's all that I need to know now. It's hard to process

[@heidisummer5]

I agree SoulSynergy! ‘In the same boat’ ;)

[@lauramakin834]

I'm going through the same as you! We need to find hypnotherapists or regression therapists in our areas. Best wishes to you and hope you find someone @ @@MA-zm6zs

[@IDidntKnow...]

My childhood has been wiped from my memory. I have C-PTSD & have been looking for treatment, but can't find a qualified Dr. And so the struggle continues. Much love...

[@adriel8843]

If you want, you could always find a completion process (Teal’s process for CPTSD/PTSD) practitioner that can help you out.

[@fizzpuff7617]

I remember the negatives of my past. I dont remember anything happy. I also get a lot of false memories which are highly exaggerated. It's really annoying, to figure out which memories are false and which are real. I know I've suffered a ton of trauma when I was younger. It's being brought back up right now. Bullying is something I've repressed for years, wish it had stayed that way.

[@IDidntKnow...]

@@fizzpuff7617 Beloved, some time has passed since my comment. Look into "Deliverance" & spiritual warfare & get far away from New Age. That's your best bet for true healing. Bless you, Fizz. ;)

[@jadeerae4449]

Teal swan you are absolutely admirable. I start my day off listening to you. When I’m down, I listen to you, when I’m happy, I listen to you. After years of being quite literally abused by the western medicine take on mental health, you my dear, are source sent. I hope to one day meet you and give you the biggest hug I’ve ever gave. You are the parents I’ve always needed. I FUCKING ADORE YOU. Thankyou for planting seeds for me and everyone who listens to you. You are incredible. A perfect example of how heat and pressure create diamonds.

[@matthenry3437]

I always thought it was normal not to remember early childhood. I really do not remember much at all from birth to about 6th grade. I do not remember birthdays, holidays, just little little..just short burst memories. I always thought it was just normal.

[@kypie8]

Matt Henry, That’s how it is for me too!! Just little snippets of memories here & there & a lot of gray area

[@Cafeallday222]

Me too but I knew it wasn’t normal because my closest cousin (no siblings) always reminded me of soooo many things. Her memory of childhood is unreal.

[@lottetwilt9098]

I have the same, did you experience trauma in your early life?

[@spacesandy3410]

...it's not? Oh...

[@shaybrady1183]

I never questioned it either I thought it was normal

[@Kristen10-22]

My trauma is debilitating! Raised by narcissistic parents My body was thrown into “freeze” Mode

[@richardkrutz8338]

How do you found that out ?

[@nickidaisyreddwoodd5837]

Survivor I feel you. Same here.

[@irenemac1545]

Me too

[@friday-lr3mp]

We hear you...YOu are not alone

[@TrinaMoitra]

I know that you do not read KZbin comments. But you have changed my life so completely and profoundly in a positive way that I just can't help gushing about you everywhere. My admiration for you borders on love and I really am grateful that you chose to incarnate at this point of time to disseminate the pearls of wisdom that you do. Yours words are like memories. Your presence is like awakening. I always knew these soul truths. You just helped me make them more concrete, own them and live from their integrity. You are such a blessing and joy. For the first time in years, I love my life. And I know that things will only improve from here on. May source flow through you strong and potent my friend.

[@peterboyd5639]

I can't remember the first ten years of my life beat that

[@TonyViper]

beautiful woman reminds me of Arwen from lord of the rings

[@fravinci8491]

True

[@4EVERfather]

I love that spirtual teachers are daring to go to psycho-education! Why? I would have never continued in therapy had not for such teachers. I learn a lot about myself and then go to my therapist and DO THE WORK! I do not expect that spiritual teachers are meaning to cause harm, I believe that there is a need for those of us, including myself to feel safe in the realm of awakening...worthy (those of us who have experienced such severe trauma to the effect of no self worth). I have been helped so much by Teal. I was suicidal even when studying with what I called the "Top Spiritual Teachers"...why? I was suppressing my feelings and trying to be AWAKE...what a joke... a big liar is what I was...trying so hard to be worthy and getting it and telling others to get it...now, I take care of me. I delve deeply into the pain and I cry and I ask WHY a lot. Thank you Teal, for the work that you do. I am finally happy with me...I don't feel like killing myself anymore...and that also means the slow suicide of eating/drinking myself to death! Thank you!

[@christianvega8844]

Book marks 5:12 Childhood disappointment may seem small now but when you’re experiencing it it’s a big deal as a kid and those feels stay with you 5:54 Fragmentation Explained

[@alexandriamead100]

Thank you so much for this video. I’ve recently unlocked some repressed memories of abuse from childhood and i’ve been feeling crazy about them ever since. I’ve been full of self doubt and have experienced some of the same reactions you listed when i asked about them to someone who wouldnt have wanted me to remember. This video has left me feeling so affirmed and has been a milestone in my healing journey. Thank you so much.

[@MA-zm6zs]

Alexandria Mead same, I am questioning my own reality, i dont know if its real and its driving me crazy. I got the memory back today, I dont have anyone to talk to so I am feeling even more insane. Guess its easier to prtend its not real, but if it is how do I get though this?

[@christiang.5024]

Keep digging. You will find the answers you seek. I have walked the path of unleashing repressed memories. Peace is there. God is with you everywhere you go. :)

[@narogsilva2156]

was expecting her going more into how to deal with it , she focus mostly in what it is

[@nickilovesdogs8137]

Do you have questions?

[@danseabreeze1404]

It's here: 12:34 to 14:49 Only thing is, the individual has to do the work, it's not just a few words that will magically release the memories and heal them.

[@nickilovesdogs8137]

Dan Seabreeze Sometimes there is only one sensory trigger necessary to bring up memories but most likely, as she already said, those memories will not be revealing themselves in a complex form but rather splintered. That is why we might be more successful in retrieving memories and integrating them back into the whole when we do regression therapy.

[@piersonjeanmarc]

I guess there is a huge split between people who believe that you can just program your mind to think positively and those who see the damaged cause by this method which doesn't take repressed memories into account. So the first step to deal with it... is to chose to accept to do this kind of work. After that, it's a question of finding the right therapist or simply listening with respect to whatever comes up, rather than clinging to positive thinking to avoid feeling the pain....

[@alxxa9674]

Right!!!!

[@weirdone8784]

I know I experienced trauma, but I can't remember the memories. I think it was the continual, consistent lack of emotional atunement and subsequent gaslighting that was traumatic, more than an isolated incident or a series of them.

[@jennifermoody6987]

same here darlin.. my heart goes out to u with love and light.. MUCH LOVE AND INFINITE BLESSINGS TO U MY FRIEND 💖💖🙏🙏💑💑

[@asiaj1]

Maybe even carrying trauma from your past life

[@ZoeyCLR78]

This answered alot of questions I've had floating around in my mind for years. I have so many gaps in my memory....years of my life that are blank, that I can't remember. Also certain smells that trigger me and flashbacks of things that I don't remember but trigger emotions I don't understand. It scares me and so I shake it off as daydreams or my mind playing tricks on me. I feel like I'm going nuts sometimes and I can't talk to anyone about it. After watching this video maybe I'll start to write these things down and talk to a professional about it. Maybe I'll get some answers and some closure.

[@stellaancimer8505]

same here

[@TimCBurgess]

Researchers in peer reviewed journals from Universities around the world comment on repressed memories: truthaboutpseudomemories.blogspot.com/2015/12/experts-scientists-and-researchers.html

[@Sparrowdiam]

Why have I been to Drs and therapists and yet this is first really accurate explanation of what’s been happening to me at middle age in 5 th year of sobriety? Thank you for validation

[@kittykat4458]

You hit the nail on the head about when you finally get to a "safe place" those feelings and memories start to bubble up and you become aware of stuff that happened to you years ago. I'm 48. Just 3 yrs ago I moved to Turkey. I've never had flashbacks or anything absurd happen to me concerning remembering my childhood.......until I came to Turkey, which proved to be the safe haven that I had been looking for all my life. Once I got here and settled into a wonderful life or serenity and peace, stuff started happening. I had my first flashback. Wow. You were so right.

[@borgullet3376]

Teal you ALWAYS come through man.. Your Bad to the Bone ... GOD Bless

[@jenniferhergert4447]

Oh Teal, thank you, thank you, thank you. I have been horribly abused as a child and worked through it. Only to recognize that I understand, sometimes, a lot more than so called professionals on the topic, like therapists. You are saying so many things I want everyone to know on this topic, that is so relevant for everyone, not only for the heavily traumatised people. What we experience after trauma is just a more extreme version of very human things. So thank you for spreading this important information and helping me understand myself better.

[@ljgant1936]

Teals videos should not be free but... thankful they are

[@1975hotpepper]

Hit the nail on the head with this one. Thanks, Teal.

[@aneta3098]

This video is old, but I have to say that Teal has a rare gift of presenting the issue in a way that doesn't trigger or upset me, people on KZbin have little to no tact but Teal is amazing as always.

[@genevievedonz7791]

What an eye opener for me, I bring myself to tears during Yoga practice and then try and block out the sadness. Seeing this makes it clear that I have suppressed memories and emotions to deal with.

[@RC-ey4gm]

I have listened to at least ten of your videos and am listening to your opposition. I remember your traumas. I remember my own. I do think that a person with any form of trauma needs the right amount of distance from the trauma and the right current situation in order to handle your teachings. I’m fortunate to have both currently and am very receptive and ready to work through. For people who are not at that place, don’t push yourself. Don’t listen. Each person heals in their own time and with their own methods. No one is ever right or wrong for being exactly where they are at if they are not harming others in their working through.

[@Frappy19]

Lovely video Teal. Thanks for sharing and you have yourself a wonderful week as well.

[@fellatianno]

That was very well said . The reason ( i believe) that you deliver the content of your topics so well is the fact that you have had first hand experience dealing with what you are trying to help people understand . Your delivery is so well delivered it shows not only your ability to understand and cope with what you have experienced but the fact that you must re live these events over and over in order to understand what happened and how they effected you as a person . So that when the time came for you to speak your mind on this ( or any other ) topic that you are passionate about , your the end product leaves the listener with more than any other person that has not made these issues an important part of healing yourself but the overall understanding of how it effects so many of us and why . You not only know what you are talking about , you " are " what you are talking about . Most doctors or therapists that would attempt to speak on this topic would sound like they have had to study what they know from a book and really have no personal idea what they are talking about only trying to sound as if they do because they have a degree in medicine or whatever. Truth is nobody needs a degree in anything to understand it in a simple yet more or less complete manner . Example , when i was a kid i was sent to see social workers because of the troubles i had with an abusive Father , the social worker has at least 5 years University education and spent most of his time in school after graduation , and just being able to graduate from high school takes a stable mind and a half decent upbringing . A Child that is constantly abused cannot possibly focus on school work and get decent grades when he or she is in constant fear and living on the street then back home like an emotional roller coaster . My point is that social worker has no clue what i am feeling and cant possible understand because he never experienced anything like it yet he has a degree in understanding it . That makes no sense to me , if it was done logically meaning if we were to receive our degrees in education from the amount of time we had experiencing the topic then the abused would be the doctors and the doctors would be the ones that need the ritalin or paxil or diagnosed with having ADDS . I can completely relate to Teals methods of delivery and the personal involvement that is woven into each topic she makes claim to . You dont need to be a doctor or have a degree to know what you are talking about in fact the doctors are the quacks unless you are a surgeon . When i see Teal talk on these topics i not only see the physical beauty she possesses but the beautiful mind that she must spend most of her waking time trying to make sense of it all and when the final delivery is made i see a sense of completion and relief that this particular topic is now dealt with ( for now ) Much like writing poetry i get the urge to write when something is festering inside the mind and needs to be addressed and sorted out so i can make sense of it and hopefully those that read my poem can relate to as well . Once its done i feel a weight off my shoulder and that issue is now dealt with , should it come up again , i have all the raised thoughts on it at the forefront of my mind and will not have to dig deep to find and i feel confident about what i say on the subject because i have lived it and understand it from as many different ways as i possibly can . Try putting that on a resume , most doctors cant yet they are qualified to treat those that are not doctors and have the legal right to label us as crazy or emotionally unstable ,, how could they ever understand when they have no idea how it feels . Like writing a story about the Ocean when you have never left the desert . The strength and courage that Teal has undergone in her lifetime is in itself a lifetime of schooling and degrees of education but likely feels the same as i do when she sees a framed degree on some doctors office wall . How much did you pay for that degree ? Do you bother asking the doctor how much first hand experience was required to obtain that degree . You mean all i have to do is study the written texts of all martial arts and i can graduate as a black belt without ever experiencing how to defend myself in a real life situation ? If anyone deserves a degree or a few letters after her name its the creator of this video . A prime example if i may compare Teal with someone in this general area is John Bradshaw , John talks about his personal life experiences and spent his life trying to figure it all out help others understand on a more personal level with the key being acceptance and the ability to overcome . Thank you for allowing me to comment on this .

[@doloresa.738]

I always thought the traumatic memories are suppressed, but I do remember most of the memories where I felt unprotected, scared, abandoned, terribly guilty and scared. I am sure I had great memories as well but those I really have to focus hard to retrieve. I have not tried this method yet but I am so happy that teal makes this available to those who can't afford YET that kind of therapy. My contribution though will be to promote your work, which is such gift to humanity.

[@sherrienglish8650]

OMG! Probably the best video I have watched as of yet. I have been aware of that most all of my memories from childhood up to age 9 or 10, have been suppressed. I didn't know that was the terminology of it, so having started my journey in 2012 of healing and learning how to forgive, I have figured out or guided by my own research and thought process (along with contrast of life events and watching the people and experience around me), I've learned to "skim" through enough of the suggestions, opinions and research in order to find what is/was acceptable within me to move forward. This was everything from healing my inner child (I couldn't even remember where exactly I lost her) to many attempts to heal relationships with my mom and sister, acknowledging self worth, forgiveness of and wanting to be forgiven which touched on every person during that decade up to even currently, or being able to remember of traumatic situations or just realizing that I only have very little memory of that decade, the recount of every emotion and feeling finding justification or acceptance of the situation and living the rest of reality asking for the relief of escape from but attracting more of everything in future experiences. Only at age 43 and 20 plus years after the death of my abuser, did I find courage to let go bc the negative impact on my health. My first step was to allow permission to start somewhere and being introduced to your teachings and story Ms. Sean and various other things that kept me focused, mostly. Having to reevaluate priorities, beliefs, acceptance of the perception or reality that was conditioned, manipulative, fear based and denied while taking back my power. Relationships will never be what I believed they were and running into interference in my children to want the same or even better for themselves and their children. Learning to lighten up, laugh at myself and trying to live a little have become my focus.

[@elizabethcooper9815]

Hi Teal. Just received the completion process book today. I already read a.few.pages and can't wait to read the whole book. I never watched this video and connected to it so well. Thank you. I hope to keep you updated on my progress. Liz Cooper

[@juliaf4837]

Teal, your videos are such a magnificent way of reaching out for people who are very much like you, which means soon enough thousands of people will be able to grow and help others just like you do. Thank you so much for your your courage and support. I hope you get better and better each day, the message you're spreading is beautiful and meaningful.

[@glitchside4890]

I have been dealing with repressed memories recently. dealing with a lot. since discovering teal swan about a month ago, I've been able to finally piece together my experiences in a positive way. all her videos speak to me personally.

[@TimCBurgess]

Read about the secrets of Repressed memories at truthaboutpseudomemories.blogspot.com/2019/10/secrets-about-repressed-memories.html

[@traumametaphysical7459]

Gosh! Amazing video. Thanks so much Teal Swan. I am so lucky someone like Teal Swan exists on this planet! No psychologist in the world can ever explain human psychology the way teal explains

[@jennifermarshall7775]

Thanks Teal. Being a 'Victim' of 'Abuse' in varying forms, from 'Guardians', partners and society in general, I can say that once my suppressed/repressed memories came to the surface, they were indeed 'Traumatic' and caused a downward spiral in many ways. years of drinking and pushing the memories aside and not knowing how to cope with them made matters worse. Society's view on it gave me labels, such as bi polar, borderline, thus medicating me, making me worse, as was only masking and burying the actual problem unbearable to live! Off the meds, sank into despair and the very depths of my being, thus causing the 'Trauma' to intensify and completely break who I thought I was. What I realised off meds alcohol was that by joining completely, with the memories, thoughts, everything, I was at rock bottom and the only way from there was .... The me I was destined to be. I finally had grown through, fought through, relaxed through the horrendous process of becoming whole, spirit, mind, body, emotional self. Living in an almost constant state of mindfulness now everyday. Its a long process but the extreme challenge is well. worth the result of becoming one. My best friend, when I literally had zero, was allowing the process, finding my pain, letting it take me there and releasing it. Meditation!! Thanks, Divine Light and Love. xxx

[@angelicamarie914]

Jennifer Marshall how did you heal?

[@leximarie3256]

Thank you so much for this video! I disassociated from most of my childhood and people always thought I was exxagerating but I really don't remember most events growing up! Your videos help so much on my healing and growth path 💕

[@kypie8]

Lexi Marie, I am in the same boat you are & at age 35 I still can’t remember the majority of my childhood. I hope all of us who struggle with this eventually find answers & hopefully a little peace 💙

[@carriepoppy]

Some people have almost no autobiographical memory, regardless of trauma.

[@francismarclim351]

Your talk made me felt so much better, and has given me hope into making me whole and making me accepting my faults and past even more. Thank you!

[@monalisasweetheart7369]

I really needed this, thank you, Teal!! I have Dissociative Identity Disorder from severe repeated childhood sexual abuse until age 41/2!! I still don't remember it only hear stories from my adopted family but I believe things happened with my adopted brother's friends too but I don't have proof just the feeling?! I was left alone with them & my younger biological brother sometimes and they would listen to hard rock & do drugs!! I was very promiscuous as a child until I learned it was bad!! It made me feel like I was bad & I constantly needed validation that I was still a good girl!! I have always had self esteem issues!! Recently, I have decided to do role play with my husband which triggered an Exhibitionist alter in me to be out more!! And I also have a part that is a little girl who is extremely fearful at times and enjoys candy & cookies!! I asked my neighbors for Christmas Cookies one day Very early in the morning and I don't remember it!! I only thought something must have happened when I saw a bag of cookies in our car and not sure how they got there!! Our neighbor said I asked for them!! I can't believe I actually did something without knowing I did it!! I have had other times too and my husband has witnessed them and the fear in the child's eyes & her fear!! He said he was scared for me & he is usually calm and not easily bothered!! I am trying to remember but everytime I do, I think they will come back and I won't recall again!! I just want to heal and feel whole, so sick of being afraid of being alone!! I am am adult and wish I could feel like I really was, not broken into a million pieces!!! 💔😔💔

[@vtt5742]

Avevo un problema di memoria e tu me lo hai curato. Grazie Teal.

[@anenome6884]

Teal Swan thank you for being amazing! I'm doing a lot of trigger work on my own and I'm seeing incredible results.

[@helloiamem]

I was molested and raped by my big brother from ages 6-8... he was a teenager. I’m 22 now and have only just acknowledged what he did. I’ve blocked it out all these years. I still had nightmares, flashbacks, panic attacks, etc. attached to my PTSD but convinced myself completely and totally that they were false memories put there by my abusive father. I don’t know, I guess it was easier to blame my father who I already knew was evil than my brother who I viewed as my hero. So I think my memories were consciously suppressed, because every time I’d have a flashback I would consciously tell myself ‘no, my brother would never do that’. I would get an extremely queasy feeling whenever I’d see him with his step daughter or talking about his step daughter, like I’d feel sick but I didn’t understand why I felt sick. Now I understand why that kind of thing was happening but I’m dealing with a lot of pain at the same time so I don’t know if it’s better that I remember or worse. Now it has come out and I’m struggling. My mum and stepdad keep flipping between supporting me and calling me a liar. It’s so hard to make sense of everything. It’s very painful. I’m trying to learn more about suppressed memories to make sense of how I stood up at the wedding of my rapist and called him my hero. I feel ashamed and guilty. I want to make sense of it, so I can explain properly to my parents who are having so much trouble believing me. I remember clear as day now, after having cancer and many, many surgeries the memories started to seep through more clearly and then after and emotional break down it all came flooding back. My parents still don’t really believe that’s possible.

[@hamza7518]

Obviously your parents will not believe you. You didn't believe yourself either... until now. Good luck on your situation though.

[@corsicanlulu]

look up EFT or fasterEFT

[@cierarose7637]

im sending you so much love

[@maryrutkowski7195]

So sorry. EMDR therapy.

[@erinvaughn3739]

Teal is very gifted ! 💖👍💖

[@CiaraColette]

Guided meditation for suppressed/repressed emotion/memory please Teal. Your guided meditations are the best.

[@tgmann302]

Teal how do you always make a video that helps me when i need it? I was going to ask for a video like this but for some reason i did not and i still got the video that i needed.

[@Ryan-to1pr]

as usual, on repeat till it fully sinks in. trust me watching one of teal's videos once won't alter your perspective that much, just keep watching till everything she says fully sticks. have a good day.

[@worldreligion2628]

Very helpful and informative thank you teal swan

[@andrewzeegers]

I find it totally daring for her to get on You Tube and speak her mind. It is so easy to have comments but very few people actually have the courage t sttart their own website or blog and start telling their own inner wisdom... chapeau!

[@sophiaalila]

Deep gratitude, Teal🌹 This gave me so much clarity and understanding of my own experience of being sexually abused as a child. Thank you❤

[@dianaroberts9103]

Oh,and I absolutely LOVE the intro,its perfect!🐬

[@SpicyMcG]

Your videos are so helpful and healing! 🔥 Thanks Teal! ❤️

[@Dethos]

There has to be a conscious commitment to stay on the course to face the pain, and on honing one's ability to put the pain to rest. Ultimate, perfect closure is an impossibility. Like learning, honing the ability to heal is a lifelong process. But as one becomes better in healing, they not only are able to put the pain they experienced to rest, but gather courage to willingly face and conquer pain others cannot.

[@healingdiscovery4436]

This is spot on. And, yes, people resist the truth about your experiences which can cause more pain. But cognitive dissonance, the need to come "home" to the joining of your consciences. Yes. We can only handle (dissociate) so much pain before we just can't anymore.

[@michaelgovers8036]

All symptoms have a purpose and that is to draw attention to the part of the psyche that has been neglected. Jung! A very nice and easy introduction to repression!

[@1998jroy]

The truth is so hard to accept at first especially when you spend most of your life running away from it but it's something that we must accept sooner or later if we want to evolve

[@Kristen10-22]

Teal I grew up in a violent threatening childhood. I witnessed my mom beating the crap out of my dads face, I have CPTSD & BPD. I cannot recall ages 1-12! I know she beat the crap out of me!

[@AstralYouth]

how are you now?

[@dabbid_0214]

Repressed memory is basically Shadows self of the ego.

[@doripie89]

I have watched several of your videos now and just wanted to say thank you. They have been very helpful.

[@kamyepgatekeepa9732]

Thank you, really needed this. Keep being amazing!

[@mollyryle66]

Really intelligent way to explain all of this, thank you very much.

[@apothecaryjames7968]

I definitely have repressed/suppressed memories. It feels like a part is missing, but I know my brain couldn't comprehend what was happening at the time, so therefore it locked that memory away. Speaking with counselors they said I would get those memories back when I could handle it. Smelling something from the memory will bring it back to the surface in an instant. Smells create a mood and can do all kinds of things to ones brain and psyche. It's very important to be able to deescalate these people who are on the brink of life. They are extremely volunerable, looking for life while in a vast sea of depression, going through the motions. You do great work Ms. Swan. I am a fan of your work.

[@blancagorgojo3491]

Much needed information, can only come from Teal

[@jesserivera9704]

bless you, Swan. we owe you a lot.

[@annabougato9628]

When this video came out she was flooded with retaliation videos from psychologists on how toxic and misinformed she was, now this is one of the most basic foundations of psychology and mental health

[@gregmagee9403]

Teal thank you so much .your explanation on how suppressed memory is viewed disjointed has really helped me pull those events out . I had a flood of tears while watching Thank you and bless you

[@jeffreydouglas351]

Tears are resolution, healing and freedom.

[@coolwater644]

You explain things so clearly. Very helpful. Thank you!

[@hannalyzethis]

Yes I had to live in terror with my mom and then my mom and stepdad (which made things ten times worse). I had to shut off my emotions, I was constantly tense in my body and my body rotated inwards. I was even afraid to breath properly and of course didn't take up much space (which has caused me a lot of problems as a singer). The only thing that was accepted was for me to be a good girl and help everyone. And it was ok for me to make people laugh. I wasn't allowed to feel and express my emotions. I wasn't allowed to have needs. I definitely wasn't allowed to complain, question, critize or say no. Mom was a criminal but I didn't know that so of course she didn't want me to snoop. And she constantly manipulated me, lied to me and gaslighted the hell out of me. I also had to hide my body from my stepdad's gross looks at me. My mom was like the evil stepmom in Disney films but she wasn't a stepmom but my real mom. In some films the stepmom was actually the real mom in the story behind the film but that was too much so they made her a stepmom.

[@kypie8]

Hanna Marina, I am incredibly sorry that you had to go through all of that. I am passionate about singing as well & I find that involving myself with music is incredibly self-healing. I wish you all the best.

[@vagnersantos2048]

Does this woman really exist? Oh my gosh! You're unbelievable, Teal. I loved to find your channel. Thanks for existing.

[@susanfrend6321]

Brilliant description

[@tamarwebb]

the fact that I watched this means I have suppressed memories that I need to deal with...

[@crisramirezbeats9575]

Yah know Teal..This video is insightful to me. I was at a dubstep show yesterday with a good friend of mine and one of the most distressing things happened to me. My suppressed core beliefs about myself were beginning to let themselves be known! It happened in a variety of ways throughout the night but I'd like to share one I find most significant. See a very gorgeous and charming lady came and sat next to me at the table I was at. She very candidly introduced herself to me and almost immediately feelings of sadness were coming up out of me. I had to pretend that I was a bit detached from the experience and I was albeit so it all worked out. But at the same time while I was flirting with her I had to constantly focus on denying myself the notion that my personality isn't attractive even when she clearly was feeling pleasantly challenged by my cocky comedy and professed confidence (you know, the kind you consciously cultivate). I ended up getting her e-mail AND phone number and an invitation to go visit her in San Marcos, Tx which is roughly 3 hours away on the freeway. I could go on and on about how much of a smooth motherfucker I was so Ill just say, it basically went perfect. Yet right now as I type I know very well I still doubt myself a little but I feel a hell of a lot better than yesterday. Thanks Teal. You the (wo)man.

[@thisisntallowed9560]

That's sounds dumb but I remembered one day that when I was a kid my parents used to hit me with newspaper, but they suddenly stopped. I always thought hitting child is bad so I was shocked when I remembered that. And how bening it looks to me. I wonder if that affected me at any point. Of course this is such a small thing compared to child who get bruises. I'm happy I don't have any big PTSD

[@1371gabriela]

Coming on Strong! This video totally Rocks! Great job, yet again, and Thank You :)

[@dianaroberts9103]

Absolutely well done,thank you Teal💓

[@cooliscathy]

OMG I was just googling this week what your view on this topic was wishing you had a video on it. Amazing as always♥

[@SpicyMcG]

Your videos are so helpful and healing! Thanks Teal!

[@nickilovesdogs8137]

Excellent video.

[@CerebralAssassin]

Thank you Teal :) Yes memories tend to be fragmented like that...sometimes the only thing I have access are just emotions...dissembodies emotions and I might cry or something or feel sad without knowing why.Images and sounds are further down in the heart (subconsicious) However...I'm not a big fan of these "regression" techniques.They're really sketchy at best.I don't trust "therapists"....especially with personal things like memories.I don't want some "therapist" to implant some false idea/memory into my head...memories are confusing enough as it is. These things should be dealt with with traditional meditation...it always worked and will always work.It's been around for thousands of years for a reason.The memories will come up when they come up,no sooner.You have no control over the process.Just treat whatever bubbles up to the surface with loving-kindness.

[@TimKaseyMythHealer]

I remember going through a "regression therapy' session, and the facilitator asking me to say the first thing that comes to mind... when trying to remember. I realized instantly, that this was an EXTREMELY incompetent thing for the facilitator to say. I sit here now, and know that if I try to remember what I did last Wed, I may not think of everything, and to be told that I am to say the first thing that comes to mind? My mind doesn't work that way. I need to think of one KNOWN memory, and try to branch off from there. To say the first thing that comes to mind is to invite imagination. I'm sure Teal's regression therapist was as reckless with her, and this is the reason for all the bad social media out there on the net. This is THE issue I've been wanting to raise with Teal, and wish that she could reconcile the facts from the reckless therapy sessions she may have been subjected to. I see it this way: 1) She is a victim of a reckless regression therapist, facilitating the generation of false stories about her past 2) She is telling the truth. Either way she's the victim, and needs to reconcile the facts (her letter to the accused is contrary to her FACILITATED memory). The public needs to chill out about everything, and appreciate the positive influence Teal can have on others. It is my wish that I can be a help in this area, but the rocky road of her past should be given adequate commentary.

[@TimKaseyMythHealer]

celestial-vapor Wow, it's rare to find intelligent people on the internet. I wouldn't mind having a Skype, recording that Skype, and posting a more functional, forgiving, understanding commentary on Teal & her past. There needs to be an option of UNDERSTANDING out there, a group willing to support her future spiritual teaching plans, and helping the public to get beyond that past. I really admire Teal, and wish I could be a close friend. The impasse in the complexity can be understood, should be understood. The spiritual community needs her, and if she continues to grow, and become a spiritual genius, that would be my only wish going forward.

[@animelover3083]

wow this is so well written and inspiring, I really dig your observation and agree with you to an extent.

[@joukoin]

In my therapy sessions (which my partner guided) we have held the idea that everything that comes to mind is somehow related to the issue. But oftentimes the thoughts that come to mind are there to distract you. Remember that your mind still wants to protect you from the memory you have supressed. Thats why you really should always focus on the feeling all the time as Teal says in her video. There have been times when it feels like some memories are made up but if the feeling stays the same I think it doesn´t matter so much. It´s all there to help :)

[@TimKaseyMythHealer]

Sofia Autio To say the first thing that comes to mind is to invite guessing/imagination. Not good.

[@motelman6036]

Thanks! Subconsciously I saw it on KZbin and was searching for something very similar on the internet and decided to watch it. I am trying to move past my past and really Love God, I want to Love myself more so I can share Love with and from others.

[@PinprickSociety]

Thank you, Teal. You make very good videos and give very good lessons. I feel like there is more clarity, now.

[@karadaley8244]

I haven't just repressed young childhood memories, it's an ingoing theme through my teens years and adult life. Both good and bad memories, even what I do remember is both and bad, some in a third person point of view. I have chronic depression and have recently been diagnosed with a form of ADD and complex ptsd. I'm now going to research regression therapy and see if I can possibly benefit from that. Thank you 😊

[@sofiagarrahan395]

Excellent video🙌🏼

[@michaelfarar4232]

After 20 years of being diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder, and after a banner year with record setting inpatients stays at the local BHU's, I was re-diagnosed with CPTSD. Incest, emotional abuse, and the very worst, a mother who is a Covert-Narc with me being the Scapegoat. I went No Contact 2 months ago, and much of my depression/co-morbidity has lessened, as well as thew chronic suicidality.........Whew! So far, 2020 is looking good. I NEED HYPNOTHERAPY.

[@gabriellebeaupre1588]

I have recently been revealed a supressed memory and I'm only getting the emotional side of it. Like I feel like it's happened I just have no visual memory. And it's making me feel sooo crazy. This video has made a lot of sense and is really beneficial. Thank you, you beautiful soul 💙

[@epiphanysoulguidanceb756]

Ty, Teaaaal!! This video came up in my "Let The Universe Choose" & I LITERALLY was just thinking about suppressed memories right BEFORE I got that!!! (Yeah, NOT suprised, tho) :) I HAVE seen this before, but it was Great to see it again!!! 💜🙏💜

[@SuperEvilC]

I was very weak. Let a psychopathic personality turn everyone against me, break me, nearly kill me, rule me for years. Didn't even see it coming or happening. Shock and Disassociate, repeatedly. Over 25yrs later my core is shaken. I am terrified, like I should have been back then. Is this a sign of weakness, or (as I believe) a sign I am closer to healing.

[@Ozma337]

How can you be certain what is coming up is truly a memory? For those who dissociated into make believe worlds, replacing metaphors with real life, how can we discern memory with metaphorical encoding?

[@roberts4411]

Ozma337 Would love to hear her answer to this. I know for a fact what you describe is in fact possible and hidden or disguised as a suppressed memory which is in this case also a false memory

[@AM-nw2hz]

Ozma337 I was recently in a therapy session and the therapist asked one question about someone from my childhood. Within seconds I was crying uncontrollably and asking to stop the session repeatedly saying STOP and actually trying to run out the door. The feeling was like a huge thunder a wave I could not control. It’s just like the ‘trigger’ described in the video. All I know is talking about that person triggered this. But I don’t have any context. How do I know it’s real? When something is that powerful you know it’s real and there is a sense of a puzzle left broken all these years coming together. Im left with many questions but I know that inside that deep dark wave of thunder that came up... is part of ME.

[@piersonjeanmarc]

About trauma: one thousand bee stings are worth a big trauma, but if you look at every single bee sting independently, it's only a bee sting.... Thank you for all your videos. Very useful as well as inspiring...

[@1988mathius]

I love you Teal. This video has helped me understand more.

[@SuperDanMan83]

i read this thing about how the body holds memories. a good stretch might trigger a memory or whatever... and you can store different alters in different parts of the body. water holds memories too... its difficult when you regret and have memories that haunt you. i mean how do you help someone like that, you know... but some things you never forget., like your first kiss, first time you got laid, that time when she slapped you really hard...

[@TheNicoliyah]

This video was fascinating. I foster a girl who was born in a war torn country and then trafficked into this country. Sadly all of this happened before she was 3 years old and we have no idea what happened to her before she became known to social services. She has been with me for nearly 3 years now and she is doing well but has a lot of emotional issues. And often reacts in unexpected ways. It's useful for me to remember that there are a lot of unknown unknowns even /especially to her

[@CamMae]

teal is a super hyper intelligent human i have never even remotely been around anyone this smart in existence that might be an overstatment to some but it is an understatment to me HEY i understand why she gets hate i wanted to hate her because she gets down to to the rootest of the roots so harshly it's hard sometimes to accept how much she is willing to heal even the "darkest" and "wounded" people i love you for your acceptance teal and also your wisdom

[@awaworldart]

Thank you Teal!!!🙏🙏🙏💞💞💞🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾😍😍😍🌺🌺🐢🐢🐢

[@ChikkieWaffles]

Of the night his car was repossessed and as the story continued I realized that he brutally raped me after they took his car. It wasn't until I revisited that memory that I realized how suppressed it really was. Psychology is a crazy field. No pun intended. It is actually quite impossible to prove actual causation. We find correlation. We create artificial proofs of phenomena but how possibly accurate can we be when we involve philosophy. Don't be so quick to jump down her throat. To some people this video is a positive one that which one can relate to and one which helps to normalize this insane phenomena I experienced. I'm not sure what the fuss in the comments is about but this video truly touched me.

[@melissalynne7314]

So hard to prove causation, especially in a clinical setting. I forget the exact quote but I once read something along the lines of clinical experiments being analogous to studying zoo animals in captivity to determine mating habits in the wild. Not sure if it was even used in that capacity (zoo animals as comparable to psych studies) but the sentiment rings true for me.

[@ChikkieWaffles]

+Marina Ambrov absolute certainty is a very feeble construct. How can we indefinitely agree upon what are tangible reliable indefinite facts. We relate ideas we find patterns we come so damn near close but to discredit this woman for sharing her views is a quite ignorant thing to do for none of us are all knowing.

[@michaelfarar4232]

They say I should have hypnotherapy...When I look in this girls eyes I think I could be mesmerized.

[@Diaryofaqueen777]

I surpressed my childhood because their was nothing important to remember. I wa so depressed as a kid and had no idea. Bullied teased. I really can’t recall past the age of 12. I wanted to forget it.

[@pambennett8967]

I have severe DID. As a result I emotionally neglected the three people I loved the most dearly and they suffered and died alone. Now I must face this awful truth and the aloneness of it while seizing every day as my body remembers every detail that I do not. I relive torture and rape from the first six years of my life on a daily basis by a sadist while my mom worked

[@trishathompson8644]

Very Good . Thank you.

[@saadhna7260]

This is so so ACCURATE .

[@DonStorms]

This is Genius, Thank You for Posting :)