Psychology Today | 27.06.2026 23:07
We assume that adults who experienced traumaticchildhood events will be reactive to triggers and cope by avoiding them. Avoidance is, in fact, a key feature of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Yet for some adults, trauma was not linked to specific adverse events but to ongoing instability and chaos in the home. When chaos and stress become normal, quiet and calm seem threatening.
