Please Google "Adverse Childhood Experiences" or just read this overview: https://www.joiningforcesforchildren.org/what-are-aces/ https://www.joiningforcesforch

Please Google "Adverse Childhood Experiences" or just read this overview: https://www.joiningforcesforchildren.org/what-are-aces/ https://www.joiningforcesforchildren.org/what-are-aces/ Childhood trauma like physical neglect, sexual abuse or living with a parent who suffered from mental illness does not "make us mentally stronger." It's not about "worldview". As the parent article shows, the types of experiences create physiological changes in the brain. The changes are correlated later in life with everything from drug abuse to depression suicide attempts and cancer. A lot of this is driven by unhealthy behavior driven by the physiological changes, but some of it is directly linked in a physical sense. I'm all for inspiring adults to learn from their hardships, but it's cruel to ever cast childhood trauma as a good thing.