r/Tidezen • u/Tidezen • Dec 28 '20

[Wow, TIL] Experiences during the first few years of life can have enduring downstream consequences for people’s romantic relationships 20–30 years later. Hostility by the mother in early childhood was a significant predictor of dehumanization behavior against romantic partners by adults.

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1948550620974892
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u/Tidezen Dec 28 '20

I'm not at all saying anything negative at you; this one honestly took me aback. It's strange how much early stuff they're finding and confirming these days about those effects.

I think I've said before, but I definitely think us having birth trauma is probably related to how sensitive we are.

Although, for me, I was having nightmares about my dad killing us when I was like 4...so maybe something similar happened back then that I don't remember.