Question

why do you think people block certain memories/events from their conscious?

Answer 1

All people have some likes and dislikes.They have some cultural values, religious values, ethical standards etc., Personally they sets some moral values, intellectual standards etc., They believes these all values as their personality. But naturally we have some instinct emotions, feelings, desires, thoughts, goals etc., Our personality some times disagree with these instinct emotions, feelings, natural thoughts etc. Then our personality doesn't want to allow these natural emotions into consciousness because those natural emotions likes sex, anger etc., brings bad name to that person.

Those emotions will be rejected by society. People dislikes us if we projected those instinct emotions to out side. Who wants to be rejected by society? Every body wants social acceptance. Everybody wants support from their society because they should interact with other people in daily life.They wants to be like a good person. That's why people block certain memories /events from their consciousness.