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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Grateful4you · M

Absolutely. Because my mom suffered from serious mental issues I was placed into foster care several times (some of these placements bordered mental abuse and other trauma) As a result for many years I dealt with abandonment issues, co-dependent behaviors and other maladaptive behaviors.

While it's been a mental ball and chain at times, it's also reinforced empathy and compassion for others suffering similar problems which I have been able to help a few members here now and then. For that I am grateful.