Intergenerational PTSD and the necessity of treatment, it does not go away! https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/intergenerational-ptsd-and-the-necessity-of-treatment-it-does-not-go-away <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Children who live with a traumatized parent are influenced by the PTSD symptoms that the parent displays at home. The emotional instability that comes with PTSD becomes embedded in the child. Trauma can be passed from parents to their children (intergenerational transmission of trauma) and the children can start displaying the symptoms of PTSD as well (e.g., start having nightmares about the parent’s trauma, anxiety, difficulty concentrating, emotional numbness etc.). Sun, 07 Dec 2014 01:04:57 -0500 Intergenerational PTSD and the necessity of treatment, it does not go away! https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/intergenerational-ptsd-and-the-necessity-of-treatment-it-does-not-go-away <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Children who live with a traumatized parent are influenced by the PTSD symptoms that the parent displays at home. The emotional instability that comes with PTSD becomes embedded in the child. Trauma can be passed from parents to their children (intergenerational transmission of trauma) and the children can start displaying the symptoms of PTSD as well (e.g., start having nightmares about the parent’s trauma, anxiety, difficulty concentrating, emotional numbness etc.). CH (CPT) Heather Davis Sun, 07 Dec 2014 01:04:57 -0500 2014-12-07T01:04:57-05:00 Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 7 at 2014 1:11 AM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/intergenerational-ptsd-and-the-necessity-of-treatment-it-does-not-go-away?n=358637&urlhash=358637 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I believe this assessment is 100% correct ma'am. Starting from a very young age, children will begin to emulate a multitude of things that their parents do. I see a lot of this, especially with psychological ideas and traits. It is the child's norm, because they don't really know or understand anything else but what they learn and see their parents do. SSG Private RallyPoint Member Sun, 07 Dec 2014 01:11:15 -0500 2014-12-07T01:11:15-05:00 Response by SSG Robert Burns made Dec 7 at 2014 1:38 AM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/intergenerational-ptsd-and-the-necessity-of-treatment-it-does-not-go-away?n=358667&urlhash=358667 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I just recently heard something about this but I can't put my finger on it right now. Maybe tomorrow after some coffee but I think they called in 2nd hand PTSD. Much like 2nd hand smoking. SSG Robert Burns Sun, 07 Dec 2014 01:38:13 -0500 2014-12-07T01:38:13-05:00 2014-12-07T01:04:57-05:00