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Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
2 days ago

Psychology says people who grew up poor develop a relationship with money that wealthy people mistake for anxiety - but it's actually a form of hypervigilance that kept their family from catastrophe - Silicon Canals

Growing up with financial instability develops hypervigilance around money as an adaptive survival skill rather than anxiety or dysfunction.
Parenting
fromPsychology Today
9 months ago

The Myth That Abusive Parents Were Doing the Best They Could

Denial in abusive families acts as a survival mechanism, helping individuals cope with trauma by avoiding acknowledgment of abuse.
fromPsychology Today
10 months ago

Demystifying the Fawn Response

The fawn response is a complex survival mechanism emerging from trauma, which often goes unrecognized and is mistakenly labeled as simply 'people-pleasing.'
Mental health
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