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Aggression isn’t something most people are born with — it’s often learned. 🧠💥 When a child grows up in an environment filled with yelling 🗣️, intimidation 😤, or violence 💢, the nervous system learns those patterns as survival strategies 🧬. In Casa Garcia language, this is relational deprivation (emotional neglect) — when safety 🛟, attunement 🤍, and consistency 🧩 are missing, the brain wires itself around stress ⚡ instead of connection 🤝. Children don’t just hear aggression — they absor