Can someone go through something really traumatizing from age 12-15 and also do bad things during that time because of what happened to him/her and end up being okay without any sort of therapy? Or are they just a ticking time bomb? my so went through something so very traumatic as a kid and started doing to others what was done to him and now he seems completely fine. i’ve talked to him about my feelings and i don’t want to hold his past against him because he really was just a kid and nobody taught him like they should have but it just seems too good to be true that he doesn’t think the way he used to, doesn’t act the way he used to, doesn’t have any bad intentions the way he used to. i think he just needed to be shown that not everyone is out to get him. as a child he was taught to sweep things under the rug and i try to make it very known that he needs to deal with what happened. but everything seems fine and he always talks about he didn’t realize everything he realizes now as a kid and how he doesn’t want to be anything like his parents. any situations similar would be helpful :/ i just need some advice because i over think every little things and my mind never seizes to amaze me how deep i can get into something.