2 TO BRING BACK LOST MEMORIES Our unconscious mind contains many millions of past experiences that, so far as our conscious mind knows, are lost forever. By means of several devices, we now know how to bring back lost memories. One method is "free association", used by psychiatrists. If a patient lets his conscious mind wander at will, it can give him clues to forgotten things which, if skilfully pursued by the doctor, will bring up whole networks of lost ideas and forgotten terrors. There are certain drugs which also help in this process; hypnotism, too, can be of tremendous value in exploring a patient's unconscious.
According to the passage, it is possible to use drugs to cure patients of their past terrors
to bring our lost memories to the surface through several methods
that psychological problems develop through the inability to forget certain things
that hypnotism can cause a patient to forget past terrors
for most people to choose to forget about their past experiences
In the method of "free association". unpleasant memories are pushed into the unconscious mind
the use of hypnotism is essential
certain drugs are more effective than hypnotism
all one's millions of past experiences are easily recalled
the patient's co-operation is needed
We can conclude from the passage that most psychological disorders are caused by the inability to forget certain things
only a skilful doctor can open up one's unconscious mind
our unconscious mind only contains the things we don't want to remember
many of one's past experiences are stored in one's unconscious mind
a patient can't be made aware of his forgotten experiences without drugs or hypnotism