Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Complex-Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Caused by Childhood Experience

Abstract

A distressing incident can lead to PTSD, a mental health condition. However, most trauma starts at home, where parents account for most child abuse (approximately 80% of all cases). There is another trauma called CPTSD. Complex post-traumatic stress disorder (C-PTSD) is a psychological impairment caused by long-term exposure to social and interpersonal trauma in the setting of reliance, confinement, or entrapment (where the sufferer is unable to escape), leading to a loss of control, powerlessness, and a warped sense of self. Of these, the most typical examples include people who have suffered chronic abuse, neglect, or abuse by caregivers. This article focuses on PTSD and CPTSD caused by childhood experiences. It shows the etiology and the effect on childrens lives and futures from psychological, sociological, and biological perspectives. Also, it provides some childhood experiences of people living with PTSD to show the significant impact. The article includes the treatment of PTSD and CPTSD. The recommendation, in the end, makes some suggestions to improve these mental illnesses. In conclusion, people can learn more about the impact of childhood experiences on PTSD and CPTSD from this article.