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When You See Your Abuser in Your Own Behavior

My father was abusive and I find myself becoming like him when I am angry and I am terrified I cannot change this pattern.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Learned behaviors from childhood trauma surface under stress, creating fear about perpetuating harmful cycles.

Ideas that help explain it
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