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WisteriaWillows t1_iv65nu5 wrote

I read once that PTSD was less likely to develop in people who were raised in stable homes with two good parents. I can't remember where I read it, so I can't site it for you. But I do believe that 100 years ago, people spent more time outside, working together, and they didn't shut out their spouses and children by looking at their phones. They ate meals at a table and talked to each other. No, not every home was stable, but I think the percentage was higher back when society sort of forced people to figure a way to work things out.

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shooflydont OP t1_iv6d9wq wrote

While I agree with having a stable upbringing creates stable adults, past centuries have also been “it’s nobody’s business what happens behind another’s closed door”. Neighbors, extended family, friends, teachers, etc rarely intervened even if they knew child abuse, spousal abuse, etc was happening. Surely child growing up in abusive homes 1000 years ago would suffer some form of PTSD?

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