Motivated forgetting and repressed memories are usually associated with traumatic memories. These type of memories would tend to cause life problems to every individual who experiences this even to a person who is does not reach the criteria of having a mental disorder. These memories are often caused by natural disasters like tsunamis and earthquakes, events that are violent like war, sexual and domestic abuse and kidnapping. Due to these memories, a temporary memory loss could happen. However, one cannot overcome that trauma, it could cause permanent memory loss. These memories are being stored in the limbic system of the brain which is the part which processes emotions.
