Repression involves placing uncomfortable thoughts in relatively inaccessible areas of the subconscious mind. Thus when things occur that we are unable to cope with now, we push them away, either planning to deal with them at another time or hoping that they will fade away on their own accord.
The level of 'forgetting' in repression can vary from a temporary abolition of uncomfortable thoughts to a high level of amnesia, where events that caused the anxiety are buried very deep.
Repressed memories do not disappear. They can have an accumulative effect and reappear as unattributable anxiety or dysfunctional behavior. A high level of repression can cause a high level of anxiety or dysfunction, although this may also be caused by the repression of one particularly traumatic incident.
Ex: A child who is abused by a parent later has no recollection of the events, but has trouble forming relationships.
Palagi ko bang ginagawa ang repression?!? Haha! What the hell happened during my childhood which made it so hard for me to form or maintain relationships?! Haha! Grabe. I lose everything, I lose everyone. I don't want that to happen anymore. -_- Totoo nga ang hinala ko. After 60 years, mamamatay ako ng walang asawa at walang kaibigan. SHET CAN'T WAIT. Haha!