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How Trauma Makes Normal Family Life Feel Dangerous

My startle response is so intense that when my kids drop something I jump out of my skin and they look at me like I am crazy

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

A dysregulated nervous system interprets ordinary household sounds as threats, disrupting the safety needed for intimate relationships.

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