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Studies Show Why We Can't Let Go Of Traumatic Childhood Memories [moms.com]

 

By Larissa Marulli, Moms, January 21, 2020

According to a physiatrist and many studies, painful childhood memories affect us negatively far into adulthood. Issues from childhood affect both our physical and emotional health as we age.

A book by psychiatrist Allen Wheelis titled How People Change looks into this phenomenon and gives some much-needed insight. In this book, Wheelis is able to describe childhood events that affected him well into his 60s. Adverse childhood experiences (ACE) have long been associated with increased difficulties in life.

We all know that childhood memories can affect us as adults. We know this because as adults we all have something that happened to us in childhood that we cannot get over. Maybe it's abuse from a parent, bullying from peers, rejection, heartache, or one of many other life events that leave a mark.

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