How intergenerational trauma can affect us?

 Have you also had some unresolved emotions which made you feel overwhelmed or confused why to have such feelings??trauma can be passed on from generation to generation. but let's know the traumas first: - 




what is trauma??

Psychological trauma is a response to an event that a person finds highly stressful, such as an experience in a war zone, a natural disaster, or an accident. Trauma can cause a wide range of physical and emotional.

 symptoms of trauma

The symptoms of trauma can range from mild to severe. Many factors determine how a traumatic event affects a person, including:

  • personal characteristics
  • previous exposure to traumatic events
  • whether the person has a strong support system
  • the type and characteristics of the event or events

Emotional and psychological responses

A person who has been through trauma may experience:

  • denial
  • anger
  • fear
  • sadness
  • shame
  • confusion
  • anxiety
  • depression
  • numbness
  • guilt
  • hopelessness
  • irritability
  • difficulty concentrating

They may have emotional outbursts, find it difficult to regulate their emotions, or withdraw from others. People may also experience flashbacks, during which they relive the traumatic event in their mind, or nightmares.

Physical responses

Along with an emotional reaction, trauma can cause physical symptoms such as:

  • headaches
  • digestive symptoms
  • fatigue
  • racing heart
  • sweating
  • jumpiness

Sometimes, a person will also experience hyperarousal, which is a constant state of alertness. This may make it difficult for them to sleep.

People may go onTrusted Source to develop other mental health issues, such as depression, anxiety, and substance misuse problems.

how trauma pass on to next gen?

intergenerational trauma is the theory that trauma can be inherited because there are genetic changes in a person’s DNA. The changes from trauma do not damage the gene (genetic change). Instead, they alter how the gene functions (epigenetic change). Epigenetics is the study of the effects that environment and behavior have on genes. For example, in 2008, researchers found an association between prenatal exposure to famine and an offspring’s later adult disease risk. The offspring in the study had less DNA methylation (a biological process that controls how genes are expressed) of the imprinted IGF2 gene. Additional studies have supported the idea that an ancestor’s exposure to trauma may impact future generations. 

Criticism

A 2015 study on Holocaust exposure and intergenerational effects found an association between preconception trauma and epigenetic alterations in the parent and the offspring. However, the study was criticized because of its small sample size and because the researchers studied blood and a small subset of genes.

A more general criticism is that social epigeneticists make far-reaching claims by focusing on epigenetics in biology and ignoring established facts about genetics and cell biology

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