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Related, you can read about nadine burke harris and adverse childhood experiences (ACE). Tl;dr: childhood mental trauma manifests in physical issues. For a so

Related, you can read about nadine burke harris and adverse childhood experiences (ACE). Tl;dr: childhood mental trauma manifests in physical issues. For a solid intro, check out her ted talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/nadine_burke_harris_how_childhood_trauma_affects_health_across_a_lifetime?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare https://www.ted.com/talks/nadine_burke_harris_how_childhood_... Edit: ah, referenced in the article: https://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/aces/index.html https://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/aces/index.html

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rawgabbit 3y ago
Thanks for the CDC link. What I got out of it is traumatized children when they become adults have an increased risk of depression and risky behavior. Is there any advantage for being depressed in a traumatic environment? I read one argument is that by shutting down higher order mental and physical processes, we can use the saved energy to heal? Does that hold any water?
- sethammons 3y ago
  It is more profound than "increased risky behavior." https://onlinegrad.baylor.edu/resources/adverse-childhood-experiences-health/ https://onlinegrad.baylor.edu/resources/adverse-childhood-ex... Increases in autoimmune diseases, cancers, and even COPD controlled against smoking habits are observed. The body doesn't handle increased stress hormones well during childhood development.
- Modified3019 3y ago
  If a child’s caretaker or environment are hostile, a reduction in the normal childhood activity that is likely to attract subsequent negative attention can be beneficial for survival to the extent it allows for possible reproduction. “The nail that sticks up gets hammered”. To be clear, this is typical evolutionary speculation. Sounds reasonable, but I’ve not seen anything that would be able to prove this and there are likely many other considerations that complicate such a nice and easy conclusion.
  - xerox13ster 3y ago
    This was actually the case with me. Constantly told children should be seen and not heard, don't speak unless spoken to, all manner of things like that. My wings were clipped good.

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rawgabbit 3y ago

Thanks for the CDC link. What I got out of it is traumatized children when they become adults have an increased risk of depression and risky behavior. Is there any advantage for being depressed in a traumatic environment? I read one argument is that by shutting down higher order mental and physical processes, we can use the saved energy to heal? Does that hold any water?

sethammons 3y ago
It is more profound than "increased risky behavior." https://onlinegrad.baylor.edu/resources/adverse-childhood-experiences-health/ https://onlinegrad.baylor.edu/resources/adverse-childhood-ex... Increases in autoimmune diseases, cancers, and even COPD controlled against smoking habits are observed. The body doesn't handle increased stress hormones well during childhood development.
Modified3019 3y ago
If a child’s caretaker or environment are hostile, a reduction in the normal childhood activity that is likely to attract subsequent negative attention can be beneficial for survival to the extent it allows for possible reproduction. “The nail that sticks up gets hammered”. To be clear, this is typical evolutionary speculation. Sounds reasonable, but I’ve not seen anything that would be able to prove this and there are likely many other considerations that complicate such a nice and easy conclusion.
- xerox13ster 3y ago
  This was actually the case with me. Constantly told children should be seen and not heard, don't speak unless spoken to, all manner of things like that. My wings were clipped good.