Oi! Bad puns!

I do think the theory is interesting, but agree medical ethicists should be an integral part of these studies, as sometimes people with repressed memories react badly to certain things and don't know why until they somehow remember and deal with that past event. I wonder if this would be the same, if an electronically "forgotten" memory could lead to the same issues repressed memory sufferers deal with.

I am thinking of a specific friend, let's call her "Dotty" - she had been abused by a neighbor, sexually assaulted, and because of other unfortunate circumstances in her life, completely repressed the whole thing. Yet as a young adult, she would sometimes have very adverse reactions to ordinary circumstances, and not know why. The not knowing why she was upset was as bothersome for her, sometimes even more than the bad reaction itself. (She's since gotten help, remembered, dealt with and has moved on emotionally) But would someone with an electronically erased memory suffer the same issues?