trauma during their formative years engage in thrill-seeking and risky behaviors at a much higher rate than their counterparts.
This can be seen in adults as well. The need for heightened stimuli not only manifest into daily decision making but affect our relationships as well. Where others might view someone’s unaddressed trauma as a sign to back off, a similarly traumatized person would see the potential risks as being worth the shared perspective that comes with them.
To a person suffering from continued trauma, someone who can help them cope and survive is far more important in the moment than someone who can help them heal. These relationships are proof of that.
It is through the unhealthy belief that we can build healthy relationships on unstable foundations that perpetuates a cycle trauma.
It has been scientifically proven that trauma in our histories has genetically predisposed us to be more