«Mum!» — we involuntarily exclaim from surprise or fright. It seems that fear takes us back to childhood, when we sought protection from our mother from all adversity.
An experiment conducted by American psychologists led by Cathy R. Cox from the University of Missouri (USA) confirms that memories of parents, especially pleasant moments of communication with them, calm us down in an anxious situation. And most often, those who in childhood did not feel safe next to their parents turn to the image of a mother or father: they still have a small defenseless child somewhere in the depths, who in a threatening situation declares himself in full voice. And vice versa, harmonious and comfortable relationships with parents in childhood help to successfully overcome infantile dependence on them and not particularly need their supportive image in the future.