In fact, by definition, every memory is recovered. Furthermore, there are no known schools of recovered memory, no conferences on how to practice recovered memory therapy, nor are there any textbooks on the topic. The term was a clever rhetorical invention and, as such, it has even fooled many otherwise cautious scientists. In the service of science, we must examine what the shouting is all about, even if it means that we must sacrifice some of our fervently held beliefs. Repressed memory does not exist.
Repressed memories are never accurate.
Implanting false memories of horrific events that never occurred is easy and frequently done by therapists. Hypnosis, guided imagery and visualization are unduly suggestive techniques that always contaminate memory. Recanting of childhood sexual abuse proves that the abuse never happened. Repressed memories are always true. If you think you were abused, you were.