Tag: trauma
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When Silence Was Safer at Home
In most households, noise is neutral. Conversations rise and fall, doors close, tempers flare and settle again. In others, sound carries risk. A raised voice, a heavy step on the stairs, the scrape of a chair across the floor – each one means something. Silence becomes the safest option. Children growing up in controlling or…
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10 Things You May Recognise If You Were Raised by a Narcissistic Mother
If you were raised by a narcissistic mother, much of what harmed you didn’t look dramatic from the outside. It was woven into daily life – into tone, expectation, silence, and fear. Many people don’t realise the impact until adulthood, when the patterns begin to surface in how they think, feel, and relate to others.…
Raised by a Shadow 