How Childhood Trauma Shapes Your Personality

Have you ever wondered how your childhood trauma shape your personality as you grow up? Trauma can shape the way you think, the way you behave, your personality traits, and even make you prone to some serious mental illnesses like CPTSD, depression and so on. So, here’s how childhood trauma could shape your personality.

Childhood trauma also distorts your perception on life. Find out more here:    • How Childhood Trauma Distort Your Per...  

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