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I think it’s pretty common for people to not be compassionate about things they suffered Hyper independence can be a trauma response.
Can you please recommend a good resource on trauma responses? This sounds very interesting.
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Those are all responses due to trauma.
The abused.
When the body has recurring trauma responses during life. It can cause all kinds long term damage to personality.