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When childhood trauma makes communication impossible

My partner keeps asking me to open up more but every time I try to talk about my childhood I either shut down completely or explode with rage.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Your nervous system learned that vulnerability equals danger and still believes it.

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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Healing from a difficult childhood?”

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