shooflydont

shooflydont OP t1_iv6d9wq wrote

Reply to comment by WisteriaWillows in Has PTSD due to trauma and/or violence affected humans for centuries or is this a more recent phenomenon? Have there always been long-term effects when an individual experiences trauma and/or violence? by shooflydont

While I agree with having a stable upbringing creates stable adults, past centuries have also been “it’s nobody’s business what happens behind another’s closed door”. Neighbors, extended family, friends, teachers, etc rarely intervened even if they knew child abuse, spousal abuse, etc was happening. Surely child growing up in abusive homes 1000 years ago would suffer some form of PTSD?

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shooflydont OP t1_iv6clno wrote

Reply to comment by pambo053 in Has PTSD due to trauma and/or violence affected humans for centuries or is this a more recent phenomenon? Have there always been long-term effects when an individual experiences trauma and/or violence? by shooflydont

Great point. While the percentage of PTSD suffers might be the same/similar, our increased population and readily available information has really brought it to a bigger light in the last 100 years.

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shooflydont OP t1_iv6c598 wrote

Reply to comment by balor598 in Has PTSD due to trauma and/or violence affected humans for centuries or is this a more recent phenomenon? Have there always been long-term effects when an individual experiences trauma and/or violence? by shooflydont

Excellent points. Do you think and individual who isn’t afraid of killing, could suffer from PTSD? I know not all Nazis were aggressive but so many were - they didn’t mind killing / assaulting. I’m curious about the PTSD of conforming Nazis or willing Japanese or Vietnamese soldiers.

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shooflydont OP t1_iv6ay9k wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Has PTSD due to trauma and/or violence affected humans for centuries or is this a more recent phenomenon? Have there always been long-term effects when an individual experiences trauma and/or violence? by shooflydont

Post-war PTSD seems like the most talked about in today’s environment (and for good reason). The after effects of experiences in war must be tremendous. But I am also interested in PTSD suffered by children living in abusive homes, victims of neglect or rape or assault. These experiences must have also occurred for thousands of years. It’s crazy that our subconscious can hold onto these experiences and affect us in such a profound way, with no evolutionary advantage.

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