Know all about the effects of childhood trauma on adults and how can we identify some one who has experienced trauma as a child.

2. Time heals everything, they say. But in the case of children who suffered severely
in the hands of abusive parents, a bully sibling, a frustrated teacher or a sex-
hungry elder member of the family, the saying doesn't work at all. For them, time
makes matters worse and ruins their adulthood say psychologists who deal with
trauma in young adults.
The World Health Organization revealed startling details about abuse in children
all across the world. In all developed and underdeveloped countries alike, almost
21% of children aged between 5 and 13 suffer physically, emotionally or
psychologically in the hands of parents, family members, teachers and friends. Out
of this, 15% of abuse is sexual. The rest of it is due to beating up, yelling, corporal
punishments, negligence and avoidance by the family. Such abuse leads to severe
trauma in young minds and can have devastating effects on their future.

3. Let's take a look at all the reasons that can lead to childhood trauma.
1. Sexual abuse by teachers, parents or senior members of the family.
Groping private parts, touching excessively, kissing, forcing to have sex, using foul
language to describe their body and forcing them to watch pornographic films
counts to sexual harassment. Girls especially are more vulnerable to such abuse
and suffer physically.

4. 2. Beating up or giving corporal punishments to children in the name of discipline
can cause frustration and insecurity in kids. Many parents use objects to beat up
children and that can cause deadly injuries.

5. 3. Bullying by seniors and friends at school leads to psychological disorders.
Calling children fat, plump, dark, short or any other word that puts them in bad
light accounts to abuse. It is fun for many but the child's brain undergoes negative
changes.
4. Constant nagging about their achievements at school, performance in
academics and other co-curricular activities.

6. 5. If both parents are at work, the child is often neglected and avoided by
them. Loneliness can be very traumatic for the little one.

7. 6. Separation or divorce of the parents.
7. Sudden death of a close friend or a loved family member.

8. Psychologists strongly opine that such childhood trauma effects are endless. They
can induce suicidal thoughts, make them unsociable and drive them away from get-
togethers or gatherings. Traumatic experiences easily make way into teens and
adulthood, ruining the confidence, relationships and work life of the adult. Though
a few children block all negative memories and stay away from possible triggers
that bring back these experiences, many of them cannot stop thinking about them.
They keep having bad dreams, hallucinations and thoughts about such abuse and
this interferes with their daily life. As these children grow into adults, they start
making up stories in their minds about the incidents and the childhood trauma that
followed suit. There are no answers but only more suffering.

9. So how do you know if an adult has been subjected to childhood trauma? How to
identify the possible childhood trauma effects? Here are a few signs adults
usually exhibit when they have been through childhood trauma. It is easy to spot
them and offer help but always seek a professional trauma specialist's help to
solve the problem once and for all.
-Anxiety, restlessness and fear of staying all alone.

10. -Unable to choose the right life partner. Constantly hopping in and out of
relationships.
-Doesn't socialize with people and stays away from gatherings or parties.

11. -Gets addicted to drinking, smoking and drugs. Such addictions help them live far
from reality.
-Is afraid to get medical help for the fear of his past being exposed.

12. These are just indicative signs of the bigger problem. If you dig deeper into it,
you will find that the effects of childhood trauma on adults can be life
shattering. They are normal to the exterior, but inside they are fighting unseen
demons. See how an adult with a traumatized childhood can suffer.
1. Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) - Following a horrible abusive episode,
the individual experiences severe stress. Playing the episode again and again in his
mind, travelling into the past and present and crying over his powerlessness and
inability to fight are a few things that happen. Physical mutilation, anger outbursts,
crying for no reason, panic attacks, anxiety and trying to kill himself are all part of
this disorder. Such a problem must be immediately addressed so that the adult
doesn't lose hope.

13. 2. Depression - A very high risk mental disorder that can claim the life of an
individual is depression. Childhood trauma mostly leads to depression and the
adult feels lonely always, doesn't mingle with people, is hopeless about the
future, is always in a bad mood and loses interest in everything associated with
him. Plenty of mental therapy is required to pull the adult out of depression.
3. Personality disorders - Bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, paranoid personality
disorder, borderline personality disorder and antisocial behavior are all the
effects of childhood trauma on adults. In a bid to fight the past and overcome it,
people build a fake identity of themselves and try to be a new person. But like
flashback episodes, their troubled past keeps bumping in every now and then. This
is why they develop all the above mentioned psychological disorders.

14. Mental illnesses arising due to childhood trauma must be dealt softly and
shouldn't be causing more trouble to the adult. Look for an experienced trauma
expert or a psychologist and help the individual lead a better life.