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* ''Series/{{CSINY}}'': Lindsay had a meltdown when dealing with a case that reminded her of the attack that killed her friends, though she didn't blow up, just ran off and refused to deal until Stella caught up with her.

* In ''Literature/FateZero'', Kirei Kotomine severely struggles with an inability to feel love and happiness and only being able to revel in pain and evil. When he realizes his ArchEnemy Kiritsugu Emiya's situation, which he believed was the same as his, is a complete inversion of his own (Kiritsugu is loved and loves in return, yet switches off his emotions in the name of pure pragmatism when it comes to the chance to save more people) he ''loses it'', feeling Kiritsugu's life is a mockery of his own, raging in incredulity, jealousy and disappointment.
* In ''Literature/FateApocrypha'', due to being abandoned as a child and making it her life mission to create a world where all children are loved, Atalanta is unprepared deal with Jack the Ripper, who in this incarnation is a child, [[spoiler:or more specifically, a collection of spirits of deceased children]]. Not only does she try to stop Jeanne from exorcising them, believing it to be the same as killing them, but the encounter also causes her to develop a grudge against Jeanne that [[spoiler:drives her insane during the final act of the story.]]

* ''Manga/MariaNoDanzai''

-->'''Brook:''' Nothing but bones are left behind when you die, let alone something as a grudge.

* In ''Fanfic/RabbitOfTheMoon'', Bell's parents both died before he could meet them and he lost his grandfather shortly before coming to Orario. So he's torn up inside for leaving Gascoigne's daughter an orphan like him when he's forced to kill Gascoigne and help kill Henryk.

* Detective Abe Stone from ''Fanfic/LosingHim'' came from an abusive family, so he's particularly hostile towards the Loud parents when they admit to kicking their son out of his own home over the belief that he was bad luck. It's also mentioned he almost gave a concussion to a guy who beat up a little girl.

* In ''{{Series/Firefly}}'' ''Carnival'', Wash finds his wife's kidnapping this way not just because of the ItsPersonal factor but because of his and Mal' previous capture by Niska in "War Stories". He gets borderline hysterical recalling Mal's ear being cut off and fearing what could happen to Zoe.

** Sara Sidle tended to lose her objectivity if there was any indication at all in a case that a girl was being sexually abused or exploited. While it's never made explicit, it's strongly implied that she was abused herself. Sara also gets a bit more assertive when there's evidence of domestic abuse. [[spoiler: Her mother got beaten by her father, who eventually retorted by killing him.]]

* Also used on ''Series/{{CSINY}}'' with Lindsay. She had a meltdown when dealing with a case that reminded her of the attack that killed her friends, though she didn't blow up, just ran off and refused to deal until Stella caught up with her.

* ''Series/LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnit'' runs on a mix of this trope and ItsPersonal.

** After Kowase gets captured by Maria and he starts running his mouth to downplay his abuse towards Yajima ([[EntertaininglyWrong which he thinks is the reason Maria kidnapped him]]) by arguing that [[NotIfTheyEnjoyedItRationalization it wasn't such a big deal since Yajima never resisted or said anything]], Maria is reminded of how Kiritaka hid his own pain because he didn't want to worry her, and [[TranquilFury calmly but pointedly]] tells Kowase to shut up.

* In ''Film/MurderByNumbers'', the lead loses all objectivity dealing with one of the suspects, Richie, [[spoiler:because his cocky, abrasive demeanor reminds her of her abusive ex.]]

* In ''Anime/FateZero'', Kirei Kotomine severely struggles with an inability to feel love and happiness and only being able to revel in pain and evil. When he realizes his ArchEnemy Kiritsugu Emiya's situation, which he believed was the same as his, is a complete inversion of his own (Kiritsugu is loved and loves in return, yet switches off his emotions in the name of pure pragmatism when it comes to the chance to save more people) he ''loses it'', feeling Kiritsugu's life is a mockery of his own, raging in incredulity, jealousy and disappointment.

* In ''LightNovel/FateApocrypha'', due to being abandoned as a child and making it her life mission to create a world where all children are loved, Atalanta is unprepared deal with Jack the Ripper, who in this incarnation is a child, [[spoiler:or more specifically, a collection of spirits of deceased children]]. Not only does she try to stop Jeanne from exorcising them, believing it to be the same as killing them, but the encounter also causes her to develop a grudge against Jeanne that [[spoiler:drives her insane during the final act of the story.]]

* PlayedForLaughs in ''LightNovel/ACertainMagicalIndex''. After Touma eats a confectionery chick (which Misaka 10032 thought was real) and commented it tasted quite good for a dessert made of experimental ingredients:

A detective encounters events similar to something they've gone through before, and their emotions about their original encounter(s) begin to cloud and/or affect their judgment.

Compare ItsPersonal. Some particularly devious villains may {{invoke|dTrope}} this [[HannibalLecture when arrested and interrogated to sow suspicion among the heroes]]. Also see MoreInsultingThanIntended, BerserkButton, TraumaButton.

Compare ItsPersonal. Some particularly devious villains may {{invoke|dTrope}} this [[HannibalLecture when arrested and interrogated to sow suspicion among the heroes]]. Also see MoreInsultingThanIntended, BerserkButton and TraumaButton.

->''One of the things you learn in training is to avoid situations that cut too close. If you had a rough childhood, a situation with an abusive father and a vulnerable kid is gonna make you angry. That could be motivating. But it can also be dangerous.''

Compare ItsPersonal. Some particularly devious villains may {{invoke|dTrope}} this [[HannibalLecture when arrested and interrogated to sow suspicion among the heroes]]. Also see BerserkButton and TraumaButton.

Detective Bob encounters events similar to something he's gone through before, and his emotions about their original encounter(s) begin to cloud and/or affect his judgment.