We often focus our attention on outward signs of distress such as inability to sleep, irritability, substance abuse, difficulty concentrating, feelings of disconnection or meaninglessness, and other symptoms of anxiety, depression, and mental illness. However, as a result of groundbreaking research like the CDC-Kaiser Permanente Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) study, we are learning more about the vital importance of looking beneath surface symptoms to treat underlying early childhood experiences of trauma in order to more effectively relieve pain and suffering.
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Trauma is so profoundly disruptive that our very physiology and neurochemistry is dramatically and negatively impacted, even into adulthood.