Unfortunately, childhood trauma carries a lot of weight on someone throughout their life. One of the reasons why childhood trauma is very difficult for someone to heal from is because unhealthy thought processes and habits have been ingrained unknowingly. While you grow up you are learning about the world and how it works. For those who have to deal with trauma, their knowledge about how the world works is tainted with abnormal perceptions and their own coping mechanisms that they had to develop in order to survive. The abnormal perception of the world is the “normal” for trauma survivors. This has a great impact on every aspect of their life, including their relationships.