Random trigger at breakfast

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Random trigger at breakfast

Why did seeing this trigger me so badly?

Idk why this is affecting me so much and I feel like I could cry.

When I was a kid, a friend’s parent used to slap/spank their kid as punishment. Years later, I randomly saw that same family at dinner.

The dad was being really rude to his kids, grabbed his son by the arm and spanked him. The grandparents were sitting right there and barely reacted.

The other sibling went to the bathroom, so I went to check on her and just asked, “Hey sweetie, are you okay?” She said yes, and I left it at that.

I know I didn’t see the whole situation, but something about seeing it brought up SO many feelings from when I was younger. I didn’t expect to react this strongly.

Has anyone else experienced something like this? Why can something you see years later suddenly trigger you like that? I guess i have ptsd ,but not cptsd. F30

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