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Why childhood responses persist in adult relationships

I've been in therapy for years but still react to my partner's anger exactly like I did to my mother's rage when I was five.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Early nervous system programming overrides cognitive understanding when triggered states activate survival responses.

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