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SYMPTOMS The symptons for the syndrome are: # The presence of pain somewhere, possibly recurring, or any other atypical body phenomena # There being no explanation for that pain or other phenomena in present contexts, although possibly triggered by a location, sound, memory or other catalyst. CRITERIA In order to gain a body memory, according to the theory, one simply needs to go through a traumatic experience and the body may store this memory in any place in the body that participated in the event - such as the arm, if it got burnt. Some believe that a Body memory can even be from a Past Life and can have a physical manifestation, such as skin blistering {Link without Title} CONTEXT Body memory is sometimes cited as evidence for Sexual Abuse . If this is the only evidence that person has, it may be because, at the time the abuse is claimed to have occurred, normal memory formation was not possible - such as if the victim was unconscious, or was a baby, or was in shock. Body memory does not need to preclude actual memory - and ongoing disabilities after a known trauma can sometimes be seen as body memory. The theory that bad experiences get imprinted could be seen as similar to the beliefs of Scientology . For those who believe in Repressed Memory , body memory often forms part of the package of evidence. If a Sexual Abuse survivor, when recounting a story, suddenly finds breathing difficult, under body memory theory, this is the body remembering a moment in the abuse when breathing was difficult. In this way, a person who suffered past traumas continues to link present day ailments to the past trauma, often regardless of the time past since the event. There is seen to be no particular time limit or quantity limit to body memories. The Courage To Heal , a book that encourages Repressed Memory Therapy , has the slogan "The body remembers what the mind forgets." {Link without Title} EXPLANATION One explanation is that the trauma is stored within the body's 'energy fields,' {Link without Title} which is a Pseudoscientific explanation. Body memory could be an Ad-hoc explanation for normal body reactions. It may be a way of Disassociating responsibility for a personal condition. Few studies have been done on the subject. CRITICISMS The theory of body memory is not supported by what is currently known as to how memory works and what non-brain organs are capable of doing. EXTERNAL LINKS
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