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  "id": 1648941,
  "title": "A therapy that “rewrites” childhood memories can ease fear of failure",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/a-therapy-that-rewrites-childhood-memories-can-ease-fear-of-failure",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-18T05:06:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ScienceDaily Health",
    "slug": "sciencedaily-health",
    "url": "https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/08/260815064833.htm"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Childhood criticism can leave people carrying a fear of failure long into adulthood, but new research suggests those emotional patterns may be surprisingly flexible. Young adults who revisited painful memories through imagery-based therapy showed lasting reductions in fear, guilt, sadness, and stress.",
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        "title": "A therapy that “rewrites” childhood memories can ease fear of failure",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/a-therapy-that-rewrites-childhood-memories-can-ease-fear-of-failure-1650547",
        "published": "2026-08-18T05:06:35.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}