How Does Childhood Trauma Affect Mental Health?

"How Does Childhood Trauma Affect Mental Health?"

Dream - Everyone has trauma in a big condition/situation they have experienced. Trauma itself is a condition that arises as a result of a bad experience or event experienced by someone, such as accidents, abandonment, physical/psychological violence, or natural disasters.

"In childhood, which is often considered to have been left behind, trauma can also be carried into adulthood. Trauma experienced during childhood can cause emotional dysregulation, low self-esteem, and trust issues with oneself and others."

When talking about trauma or complex childhood trauma, it can simply be defined as "adverse childhood experiences/pengalaman masa kanak-kanak yang merugikan" or ACE.

The following is the translation of the given 'Bahasa' text to 'English' while preserving any html tags: "It includes physical, emotional, or sexual abuse; physical or emotional neglect; parental mental illness, substance dependence, incarceration; parental separation or divorce; or domestic violence."

Apparently there is a test that can determine the condition of childhood trauma, namely the ACE test. The results can determine the impact of trauma on someone triggered by their childhood conditions. The higher the score, the greater the likelihood of poor mental health outcomes.

Exposure to this trauma can cause emotional dysregulation, low self-esteem and inadequate self-acceptance, lack of trust in oneself and others.

According to a very famous study in the US, conducted by Kaiser and CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) of the United States, it was found that someone who has an ACE score of 4 or more, their relative risk of experiencing depression is four and a half times greater compared to someone with an ACE score of zero. Those with high ACE scores are at a 12 times greater risk of self-harm.

"Experiencing trauma when the brain has not yet developed optimally to process it, makes someone very vulnerable to feeling psychologically, difficult to trust the situation. Leaving a kind of frozen space and time, then manifesting in personality problems. Such as paranoia, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, uncontrollable anger, panic attacks, eating disorders, ADHD, and a tendency to self-harm when under stress," said Dr. Preeti Singh, a psychologist and psychotherapist.

Trauma indeed cannot simply disappear. It takes time, process, and effort to alleviate it. Especially in children, where their cognitive and psychological development is not yet fully established.

In children, as much as possible, parents should accompany and support them when they have been in such traumatic situations. This is because it will have long-term effects on their mental health. Source: Times of India

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