[serious] What survival reflexes of your own experience are hard for you to get rid of? (lemmy.ml)

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Either from abusive parents, toxic relationships, short or long term bullying or any other kind of traumatic past that gave you some survival reflexes that are not longer relevant but are hard for you to get rid of.

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[-] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago

My first car crash was someone slamming into the back of my car on the highway when traffic came to a sudden stop.

I was not injured at all, but 20 years later, I still sometimes check my rear mirror when it happens. For years it was a constant thing, but lately, its just in really abrupt stops.

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