# Exposure to trauma impacts ability to squash bad memories

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**Created:** [March 13, 2019, 4:12pm UTC](https://archive.menshealtharchive.com/t/exposure-to-trauma-impacts-ability-to-squash-bad-memories/1845 "2019-03-13T16:12:17Z")\
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> **[Exposure to trauma impacts ability to squash bad memories](https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/03/190304105445.htm)**
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> People exposed to trauma are less able to suppress unwanted emotional memories due to neural and behavioral disruptions in their brain that may contribute to the development of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

  
People exposed to trauma are less able to suppress unwanted emotional memories due to neural and behavioral disruptions in their brain that may contribute to the development of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).