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Reflecting on the nature of memory, they cite a statistic suggesting that over 50% of what people remember about their past is inaccurate. This revelation was a mental light bulb, especially during their early twenties when they had been engaged in therapy and emotional work concerning their relationship with their mother. Their mother’s struggles with alcoholism and the pain it caused were genuine hardships, but the individual realized that fixating on unresolved issues often reopened wounds without resolution.