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Reply to comment by OrganicPumpkin9156 in Childhood abuse may alter brain function in adults. Study found people who experienced abuse during childhood (but not adolescence) experienced altered functioning in the brain for systems associated with perceptual processing and attention. by MistWeaver80
I've read a few articles about the amygdala and HPA axis becoming overactive. There may also be effects in the peripheral nervous system associated with autonomic regulation, although the polyvagal hypothesis is somewhat controversial.
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Reply to comment by gotoline1 in Childhood abuse may alter brain function in adults. Study found people who experienced abuse during childhood (but not adolescence) experienced altered functioning in the brain for systems associated with perceptual processing and attention. by MistWeaver80
Yes, for some. Others become hypervigilant and go to great lengths to avoid risk.
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Reply to comment by lizzolz in Childhood abuse may alter brain function in adults. Study found people who experienced abuse during childhood (but not adolescence) experienced altered functioning in the brain for systems associated with perceptual processing and attention. by MistWeaver80
Yes. Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) include substance abuse in the home.
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Reply to How YOU doin 😎 by iswirl
What a looker.