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Early Childhood Abandonment Impact
- Gabor Maté was handed off by his mother to a stranger as a baby amid wartime terror, instilling a lifelong sense of abandonment.
- This early trauma deeply shaped his understanding of emotional pain and its lasting effects.
Childhood Stress Shapes Adult Illness
- Early childhood stress compels children to develop coping mechanisms like dissociation or false personalities.
- Many adult dysfunctions, mental illnesses, and physical diseases arise from these unconscious childhood compensations.
Mind and Body Are One System
- The mind, immune, hormonal, and nervous systems form one complex integrated system affecting health.
- Emotional repression like anger suppression directly weakens immune function, leading to vulnerability to diseases including autoimmune conditions.