More than likely.

[He's no psychologist. No doctor. But after the crap he and Cloud had to go through who wouldn't want to forget what happened?]

Aerith. After I managed to get Cloud and I out of Nibelheim, Shinra troops hunted us down. Hojo wasn't happy that his little pet hamsters escaped their cages.

[He wrings his hands.]

I got Cloud out as far as I could. With some help from some friends. [Cissnei ... Tseng ...] We were trying to get to Midgar when ...