Do people keep bringing up your past errors?

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I really think it's the little errors (subjective, I'll admit) that when brought up, cause more irritation - then it gets you thinking, "well if they brought up something THAT trivial, just think how much less hesitation they'll have in rubbing worse stuff in my face from the past".

Again, I think that's stereotypically more of an NT woman thing...

In some settings in the past, the reaction was quite frigid and dare I say sombre, when I made an error that conjured up a past similar error; I was made to feel like a Japanese Yakuza who should sever his finger to atone for the shame.

lol, no. They are not that stupid. They know that I have a better memory than them and could accurately recount dozens of their past errors with no effort.
Also, the people who I surround myself with are generally not dicks and as such realise that the past is past and that minor errors should be forgiven.

yes all the time even though I have moved on from there they still keep bringing them up.

No people don't do this with me. I was the one who had and I wouldn't understand why it would piss them off. I was put in therapy for it because I was clearly hurt by my past and couldn't get past it. I guess some people have trust issues after one thing you do. If you're wrong about something, how do they know you aren't wrong about something else. I guess all these other people need therapy too if they are also doing it. I also used to bring up what other people would do when someone would do something and mom told me I am not over the past, I just have it buried and those roots come up when something happens and it's time to dig them up with my therapist. Sometimes it's best to leave something behind and never get any answers because that person doesn't wish to discuss it and gets upset if you bring it up so you will always be curious and always wonder why they did it or why it happened, etc. I don't know why they get so upset. :shrugs: Sometimes I think they feel bad about it and they don't want to remember it and they are too embarrassed so they don't wish to discuss it because then they have to remember it all and deal with their feelings so they get defensive. Too much remorse I bet and some people can't handle it so they would rather sweep it under the rug and pretend it never happened.

What also bothers me is if someone brings something up and doesn't even want to discuss it and I have no memory of it or don't recall I did it. Someone has done that to me online before. Really if you want to bring something up, please provide proof or tell me the details so I can see if I recall it.

Yes. Dear GOD, yes.

My brother, for instance, never misses an opportunity to call me out on some of my past misdeeds; when I use a term like "I was young, I was stupid," he always comes back with something like "You still are."

Yeah....and then they get mad at me bcuz then I don't want to keep doing what I'm being criticized for or try anything new. I think maybe people only want you to do something only if you can do it perfectly.

My Dad would keep a mental rap sheet of everything everyone else in the family did for life. Everybody (not just I) would hear about stuff from decades past. No one else did that in the family, nor did anyone else in my life do the rap sheet with me really either.