A child doesn’t need to be in a war zone to experience combat-level stress. They just need to be in the wrong living room.
Brain imaging studies found that children exposed to frequent family conflict show threatprocessing patterns in the brain identical to soldiers exposed to combat.
The amygdala doesn’t know the difference between a bomb and a screaming parent.
This isn’t about being “too sensitive.” It’s neuroscience. Their brains are literally being rewired by conflict.
Shared for informational purposes only. Source: Development and Psychopathology / University College London.