Inner child and Trauma responses

If you’ve been feeling frustrated by your emotional reactions lately, it may be because they’re rooted in experiences from the past. When trauma is triggered, we don’t always respond from our current age or perspective, sometimes we react from the age at which the wound was first created.
It’s incredibly common to feel like your reactions are “bigger” than the situation in front of you. There’s a biological reason for that. Your nervous system works like a historian, holding onto memories of where you were hurt and staying alert to protect you from experiencing that pain again. Often, it responds in the ways it once learned were necessary for survival.
If you notice yourself feeling or reacting “younger” during moments of stress, it doesn’t mean you’re weak or immature. It may be a sign that a younger part of you still needs care, safety, and compassion, perhaps in ways they never fully received at the time.
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