i have a memory of experiencing trauma when i was a little kid (about 4 or 5yo) but i think i might have made this up. the details of the memory dont make sense to me. i remember being at a playground on my own and then being approached by two teenage boys who verbally assaulted me and scared the shit out of me. i cant remember what happened next. whenever i think about this memory im unsure if its something that really happened or if its something i maybe had a nightmare about as a kid? the thing i know for sure tho is that it definetly affected me. im scared of men and boys to this day, and im in my 20s now. is it possible that i made up this memory/ convinced myself a dream i had was actually a memory on accident? and if thats the case, how do i explain that to people? i feel like its not valid for me to call it trauma if nothing really happened.