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Distorted autobiographical memories in some patients show a well-knit structure which exceeds the usual gaps and distortions; the whole structure functions as a protective screen and at the same time the patient lives it out. Only after omissions and distortions have been corrected can the repressed be regained. The special type of resistance apparent clinically is the certainty that things could not have been different. Kris details this with three case histories, and notes