The Trauma of Betrayal

Brunet and colleagues have come with the idea of helping people who experience painful romantic relationship to “lose their total recall” (Kirkey). According to Doctor Brunet, the strength of pain is decreased when the strength of the memory is decreased too. The results of his research concluded that people suffering will mention that they moved on and they do not feel anything towards the relation or the person, but this is not what is truly happening. Brunet also mentioned that “memories are part of who we are, what forms our identity, what makes us authentic,” (Kirkey). Researchers are…