Can our parents actions affect how we think

I have a fear of people close hiding things from me. Maybe that fear comes from dad and mother. I have always had worried about dad hiding stuff from mother. It started from when he was going to a nursing home to visit someone and would tell us he’s going to the electronic store. At that time I was around 11 years old and I thought he was cheating on my mom with a blonde girl with large breasts. Turned out that wasn’t the case but could this experience have caused me some sort of anxiety or trauma?

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MarkPaul · 26-30, M

My assessment is it is less about what your father did and mostly about not feeling like you could confront him about your suspicion coupled with him not being aware of your feelings. Then, when your suspicion did not test out, you harboured guilt which you have been carrying around ever since.