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Re:Ask HN: How to restore cognition after years of trauma? I... by hirvi74 on Friday January 06, 2023 @05:54PM (#34282542)
> If you had a parent who monopolized expressions of anger during your childhood, you're going to have problems with executive function as an adult.

Why is this the case?

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Re:Ask HN: How to restore cognition after years of trauma? I... by kbelder on Friday January 06, 2023 @07:24PM (#34283434)
Nearly every statement in this entire thread needs to have a 'maybe' inserted somewhere in it.
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Re:Ask HN: How to restore cognition after years of trauma? I... by kyleyeats on Friday January 06, 2023 @07:52PM (#34283668)
Anger's the 'do something' emotion. We associate it with the big 'do something' events like flipping over a table, but it also governs everything you do all day long.
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