I end up feeling the need to hide too even when there is no threat, I know its the mind being hyper-vigilant and body being prepared for whatever unseen threat, but that knowledge doesn't make it go away or any less severe. Before I dropped out of college I spent a lot of time before and between classes hiding in the bathroom like locking myself in a stall and just sitting there till I felt a bit safer...my trauma was at a highschool and college campuses remind me of that environment so it triggers my symptoms.

I certainly don't see that kind of thing as 'coping like a kid' I mean think about if someone actually was in danger or knew of a present threat...they probably would be hiding/running/getting ready to fight adult or child...so you're just reacting to body/mind signals telling you you're in danger when you're not its not much different than what people do if they are actually unsafe or have reason to believe they are. I feel like that comment reflects maybe you feel some shame/embarrassment about it...and I struggle with that to I always feel so embarrassed and pathetic whenever that happens even though I know I shouldn't be ashamed of something that's not even my fault.