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- From abandoning your emotions to overworking, here are some of the effects of growing up in a stress-filled household.
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When we grow up in a chaotic home, the nervous system goes into fight or flight mode as a survival strategy. This makes us anxious and stressed all the time. “Living with multiple (chronic) traumas can become our normalcy making it difficult to identify why we are struggling today. It is surprising to many that the root cause lies in their upbringing and the work must begin there. Time often does not heal wounds when it comes to trauma,” wrote therapist Caroline Middelsdorf. (Unsplash)
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Growing up in a stressful household forces us to sacrifice our own feelings and needs and prioritise the happiness of others to maintain peace at home. (Shutterstock)
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The lack of clear rules about respecting personal space and boundaries at home makes us even more confused about setting our own boundaries in relationships. (Unsplash)
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We often develop a fixer mentality – the ‘fixer’ mentality – we become peacemakers and think it’s our job to fix other people’s problems. (Unsplash)
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