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Burying terrible experiences deep in the unconscious

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Sweeping it under the psychological rug is an actual clinical strategy. Repression involves unconsciously pushing distressing thoughts out of conscious awareness entirely. Unfortunately, those buried issues usually manifest later as mysterious physical ailments or spectacular public breakdowns.

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