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Trauma™
(lemmy.dbzer0.com)
Oh that’s a trauma thing?
Not exclusively but often related. Typically from childhood trauma. For the past month and change I've been living alone in a house by myself. There's a downstairs neighbor in the basement. Whenever I hear her car door close or the door open/close? I feel a jolt of anxiety. Small emotional flashbacks to when I was a kid and the only time I was happy and things were peaceful was when I was alone. Hearing the door was a signal things were about to get bad soon and your body just gets used to that. Extremely hard to break.
Like when my stomach sometimes gets cramps from hearing a car pull into the driveway.
Yeah this sounds like cPTSD.
When I'm on my computer and the door to the house opens, I still immediately get up and get away from it, just so I'm not 'caught' at the computer. I've been supporting myself for longer than I ever was living with parents, and I still can't shake the habit.
Me when the door isn't visible from where I'm sitting 🥲
Sounds like perception anxiety
this post was submitted on 18 Oct 2025
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