Adult thumb sucking & what it means.. Emotional abuse and identity & Dealing with PTSD triggers (Patreon)

4. #KatiFAQ could you please talk a little about adult thumb sucking? What it says to you about the client as a therapist of what it suggests? Or why I can't stop? Thank you x x (have a past of sexual abuse and I'm sure it's stemmed from there, if not a little earlier in my childhood) x x it's put a strain on past relationships too. X x 

5. I have a question, i was wondering is it possible to be so ingrained with your mental health illness/negativity that you end up being that way, i.e. growing up being told by family and relatives that you are lazy or stupid etc that you feel that way emotionally and/or physically.

6. I think I want to ask your thoughts about reacting to and identifying the cause of an unexpected trigger. 

I sat with a friend yesterday in hospital as they were waiting to have elective surgery. Afterwards I had a significant increase in PTSD type symptoms, not as bad as I used to get them but way worse than I've had in ages. I think this has to do with the fact that my family just kind of ignored me when I got sick as a child and there were several times I probably should have been taken to hospital but wasn't. 

Basically I was surprised to be triggered by what seems to be myself doing something for someone else that wasn't done for me as a child. Not sure if that makes sense, still trying to figure it out.