How does childhood trauma show up in adult relationships?

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I have been doing some reading about trauma and I am starting to see how my difficult childhood might be affecting my adult relationships. How exactly does childhood trauma manifest in romantic relationships?

alexander_white · Accepted Answer

Common ways: difficulty trusting, fear of abandonment, either clinging or pushing people away, difficulty regulating emotions during conflict, choosing partners who recreate familiar dynamics.

joshua_mitchell · Answer

Trauma responses that made sense as a child such as shutting down, people pleasing, or hypervigilance become maladaptive in adult relationships where you are actually safe.

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