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What really makes me curious about Carol’s past is her line to Rick in..s4 I think? “I even convinced myself I was happy with him..which wasn’t hard to do considering my idea of happiness at the time was not being alone.” Makes me wonder why she was so scared of being alone
And makes me wonder what could have happened to her prior to Ed to make her feel that way. It’s not uncommon for domestic abuse survivors to have a history of childhood abuse/neglect as well. It’s easy for them to fall into those patterns again. It’s what is familiar to them
And of course the damage that does to someone’s self worth and self esteem can make them very vulnerable to abusers looking to use it to their advantage. Although anyone can fall into an abusive relationship regardless of background. So it is possible she had a
Perfectly normal childhood but..that comment to Rick makes me wonder. (Did her family never try to intervene? Did Ed isolate her from them? Did they know or just not..care?) Did she already have low self worth and such or was that all Ed’s doing (which
Is a possibility for sure. Abusive relationships can absolutely do that) I’m just ?? So curious?? What was our girl’s life like before Ed’s nasty ass got involved. How old was she when she got with him anyway? So many damn questions okay.
What did she want to do with her life before Ed stepped in and controlled it? Not to mention we know the abusive was severe with him. It warranted trips to the ER. Dislocated shoulders, etc. did her family just..not notice? Or did she pull away from them?
Which is a possibility for sure because that’s what abusers like Ed do. They try to isolate their victims, make them completely dependent on them, push away anyone who might try to help, etc. Or perhaps her family had a similar dynamic and it’s..what she’s used to?
And as a result they saw nothing wrong with it either. It’s just how things were. Ahhh I really hope we get some answers in the next seasons or at least a little more backstory. 
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