Dear Anon, you have posed a very good question and I hope I can add to Michelle and Tina's postings. Children who experience child abuse are more susceptible to developing Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or other conditions which are many times undiagnosed or undetected by our healthcare system. PTSD is the result of experiencing traumatic events which could carry over from abusive home environments into adulthood. We have learned to limit the scope of PTSD to people returning from war. There is plenty of evidence that indicates other population segments may also be experiencing this condition including young adults who were faced with many traumatic events growing up including verbal, sexual and other types of emotional or physical abuse are also easy target for developing PTSD. Many victims will display the scars of childhood wounds later in life but some will present with high resilience to the effects of abuse. There is data that indicate that genetics may play a role on resilience or susceptibility. Some adults grow immune to the effects of abuse but many are not able to cope well and will begin to "act out" those traumatic events through different manifestations including: physical illness, social withdrawl, anxiety or panic disorder, violent behaviors, insomnia, self-destructing behaviors, etc.
Depending on what the young adult is experiencing, I would suggest professional help and consideration of complementary modalities such as EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique), meditation, healthy nutrition (to balance out stress related symptoms that effect body chemistry and emotional health. Consider also hypnosis guided imagery, and other relaxation techniques that can influence changes in thought pattern. Thoughts are energy and as such they can influence the overall health and wellbeing, learning to work at changing negative thoughts and practicing gratitute, forgiveness and self-care can have a positive effect by healing the wounds of the past.
Here is a good book that I found interesting and helpful: "Bad Childhood, Good Life" by Dr Laura Schlessinger
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Dear Anon, you have posed a very good question and I hope I can add to Michelle and Tina's postings. Children who experience child abuse are more susceptible to developing Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or other conditions which are many times undiagnosed or undetected by our healthcare system. PTSD is the result of experiencing traumatic events which could carry over from abusive home environments into adulthood. We have learned to limit the scope of PTSD to people returning from war. There is plenty of evidence that indicates other population segments may also be experiencing this condition including young adults who were faced with many traumatic events growing up including verbal, sexual and other types of emotional or physical abuse are also easy target for developing PTSD. Many victims will display the scars of childhood wounds later in life but some will present with high resilience to the effects of abuse. There is data that indicate that genetics may play a role on resilience or susceptibility. Some adults grow immune to the effects of abuse but many are not able to cope well and will begin to "act out" those traumatic events through different manifestations including: physical illness, social withdrawl, anxiety or panic disorder, violent behaviors, insomnia, self-destructing behaviors, etc.
Depending on what the young adult is experiencing, I would suggest professional help and consideration of complementary modalities such as EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique), meditation, healthy nutrition (to balance out stress related symptoms that effect body chemistry and emotional health. Consider also hypnosis guided imagery, and other relaxation techniques that can influence changes in thought pattern. Thoughts are energy and as such they can influence the overall health and wellbeing, learning to work at changing negative thoughts and practicing gratitute, forgiveness and self-care can have a positive effect by healing the wounds of the past.
Here is a good book that I found interesting and helpful: "Bad Childhood, Good Life" by Dr Laura Schlessinger
Wish you well.
March 9, 2009 - 10:38pmThis Comment
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