Things People Who Grew Up in Chaotic Homes Do as Adults (And Think Are Normal)
Things People Who Grew Up in Chaotic Homes Do as Adults (And Think Are Normal) | How To Feel F*cking Amazing Things People Who Grew Up in Chaotic Homes Do as Adults (And Think Are Normal) You have seventeen contingency plans. You cannot relax in a hot bath. You are extraordinary in a crisis and completely undone by a quiet Tuesday. Welcome to the club. If your childhood home was chaotic — emotionally volatile, unpredictable, loud, tense, or just permanently running on the edge of something — your nervous system got a very specific education. And that education has followed you everywhere. Into your relationships, your workplace, your ability to sleep, your response to someone not texting back in a timely fashion. This post is for everyone who thought these things were just their personality — and is about to find out they are considerably more explainable than that. As always — funny because it is true. True because it is all of us. All of us beca...