4 ways childhood trauma shows up in adulthood ⬆️ Ultimately, the biggest impact of childhood trauma is not what happens in childhood. It’s the coping strategies we develop to survive what happened to us in childhood. And those coping strategies often cause a great deal of ongoing suffering in our lives. If we can understand the trauma, we can heal the coping strategies. Then we can live a life that is not shaped by trauma. . . . #traumatherapy #traumainformed #childhoodtrauma #healingtrauma #tra

Childhood trauma leads people to have conscious and unconscious feelings about their relationships in adulthood. Behaviors in adulthood such as increased sexuality, sexual repression, obsessive thinking, paranoia, and rejection sensitivity are common in patients who have a history of childhood trauma. Working with a therapist may help ease the symptoms and stressful experiences. *This post DOES NOT represent all cases of relationship issues stemming from childhood trauma* Disclaimer: You may wan