with as basic science and as much analogies as possible, please explain why does childhood trauma carries on into adulthood and even at a later age, even when it’s not happening anymore later on.

Question

Why can’t the brain simply forget about it since it’s from a long time ago and still end up having some form of mental health issues later on in life because of it?

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Answer 1

I built a tower. I messed up on the first floor and used shoddy materials, and now it’s starting to sag. Why can’t the higher floors just forget the lower floors and stay upright?