Thanks, Perna, for the interesting and enlightening comment. I literally feel, with this subject, that I am trying to see in a room that is too dark.

I also think it is more than a coincidence that I happen to have another sib who has told me about absolutely turning the page and refusing to read things that are about anything scary, or related to child abuse. Sounds like that would be an example of a person getting triggered and dealing with it in a very specific and consistent way. This sib is quite successful in life, though so consistent in responses to things, as to seem somewhat robotic, at times.

As for me, lack of consistency is, perhaps, my most life-destroying flaw. I'm all over the map on everything. Plus, if something disturbs me, I just delve deeper into it. Kind of stupidly, at times.