ILLNESSES from LONG-TERM TRAUMA |the HOLISTIC HEALTH VIEW

​"The wound is the place where the light enters you"
Rumi
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​~Reality in ConsciousnesS

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​We all know too well that traumatic events happen to us, neighbors, friends, relatives, and so on. It feels distressing, intolerable, and if left untreated, trauma can sustain negative lifestyle attachments and poor coping skills. A traumatic episode can take a tremendous amount of energy to pay attention to by your conscious-mind, leaving you feeling tired or drained.  This could be the reason why a lot of trauma victims gluttonize in alcohol, food, sex, drugs, and all forms of subjective pain because trauma complicates the brain area that communicates the physical embodiment of being alive. 

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​Being traumatized means to perpetually organize your life as if it were still going on unchanged today. Every new encounter is challenged from the past based on adverse experiences. It could be with a new relationship or new goal that will be measured by earlier and unforeseen traumatic circumstances. Unrecognized and  displaced stress can internalize, harming your body's systems. 

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​Today, modern sciences have discovered the key to healing long-term trauma is to understand how the human body works. The development of three sciences has led to more insight into the effects of traumatic events, neglect, and abuse in a biological field of study below.


​THE 3 BRANCHES OF MODERN FIELD STUDIES: Long-Term Trauma 
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1) Neuroscience- the study of how the brain supports the mental process.
2) Developmental psychopathology- the study of the impact of adverse experiences on the development of mind and brain.
3) Interpersonal Neural Biology-  the study of how our behaviors influence the emotions and mindset of those around us.

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Research from these fields of study have proven  how trauma brings about physiological changes. Including the recalibration of the brain’s alarm system, increase in stress hormone activity, and an alteration of the system that filters relevant information from irrelevant. ​

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Suppressing trauma does not stop stress hormones from exhausting the body.  Inhibiting emotions can delay physical senses, increasing your stress hormones and experiencing the traumatic event over again biologically. 

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​Researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have found that the more stressors that an individual have experienced in their childhood are more likely to develop physical and emotional illnesses in their adulthood.

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​Traumatic experiences like sexual abuse, mental illness in a parent, divorce, neglect, and domestic violence are linked to chronic related stress and obstacles. Chronic related stress is the form of obesity and/or heart disease are responsible for premature death that becomes a physical reality sooner or later.

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​Medically identified as Adverse Childhood Experiences- chronic stress from the effects of long-term trauma. ACES does have a lasting outcome on your health: diabetes, depression, STD’s, heart disease, cancer, stroke, COPD, suicide attempts, broken bones, and obesity are the physical ailments that will appear.

​In the physical life sector, ACES have an enduring effect regarding graduation rates, personal growth, self-education, academic achievements, goal orientations, or lost time from work.

​ACES aren’t limited to poor neighborhoods- all children of any socioeconomic classes suffer adverse events. What it comes down to is how you  respond to traumatic stress factors.

•   dealing with it on a day-to-day
•  able to recognize and have healthy habits around their stress response, as opposed to having unhealthy coping habits.

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​​The Greatest Stress Factors Includes:


>The Cumulative of Adversity 
>Your Potential Exposure, and How They Pile-Up 
>The Absence of The Caregiver Who Is Able To Buffer The Effect of That Chronic Stress 

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​--->Dr. Burke Harris, an American pediatrician who is the 1st and current Surgeon General of California a since 2019, founded and runs the Center for Youth Wellness in San Francisco, CA has dedicated years to treating chronic stress and raising awareness about the link between traumatic life events and our health. She believes that childhood trauma does not have to compromise our adulthood in an unhealthy manner. With the right resources and education, understanding childhood adverse reactions as a risk factor for how we’re going to deal with stress is critical. 
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​The bodies of abused victims are tensed and defensive until they can find a way to relax and feel safe. The physical sensations beneath the emotions include pressure, heat, muscular tension, tingling, caving-in, and feeling hollow. A tremendous number of people in our country are beginning to recognize that trauma lives in the body. There is a lot of prevention that can educate when people just have this information.    





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​About the Author:
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​Shaw Nee Janelle is a Certified Holistic Health Practitioner, Health & Wellness Consultant, Author of “The Traditional Modalities for Healing” Blogger & Owner of.realitynconsciousness.com. In her blogs, she enjoys writing inspirational tips on Holistic Health, Self-Care, Afrikan Spirituality, and Sexual Abuse Awareness. She also loves to travel, fitness, reading, and creating new vegan recipes.


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​Sources:
“​How Childhood Trauma Can Affect Your Long-Term Health”, NY Times
“Natural Health and Wellness: The Consultant Manual”,by K. Akua Gray
“The Body Keeps the Score”, by ​Bessel Van der Kolk MD

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