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hey psych2goers welcome back to another
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video
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now let's begin have you ever had a
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traumatic experience when you were a
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child
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did something happen to you when you
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were younger that still takes a toll on
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your mental health today
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adverse childhood experiences also known
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as aces
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are defined as traumatic events that
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occur during childhood that have a
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lasting negative
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impact on your emotional well-being as
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you grow up these events include abuse
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neglect and other kinds of childhood
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trauma such as serious illness
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injury bullying peer victimization and
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so on
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and even years after we've grown up ace
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can still continue to have a negative
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impact on our mental health and
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emotional well-being
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so it's important that we recognize the
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signs of lingering childhood trauma that
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hold us back from being happy
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and accomplishing all that we want to
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achieve in this video
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we're going to talk about 8 signs that
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you may still be battling against some
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unresolved childhood trauma
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before we begin we would like to mention
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that this video is created for
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educational purposes only and is not
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intended to substitute a professional
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diagnosis
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if you suspect you experience
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post-traumatic stress disorder or any
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mental health condition we
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highly advise you to seek help from a
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qualified mental health professional
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number one you're burdened with guilt
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your early childhood experiences have a
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way of shaping the way you view yourself
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and the world around you so if you've
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had any traumatic experiences when you
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were younger
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such as abuse neglect or domestic
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violence
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it can warp your judgment and negatively
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impact your mental and emotional
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well-being
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your unresolved trauma may manifest
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itself into unexplained and
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unreasonable feelings of intense guilt
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shame
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and regret number two you feel anxious
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for no
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reason do you feel anxious all the time
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but don't know why
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are you agitated and restless do you
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often experience an elevated
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heart rate profuse sweating muscle
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tension or shakiness
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these are all common symptoms of anxiety
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but it's usually triggered by a specific
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stimulus or situation
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if you have no idea where all your
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anxiety is coming from it may be
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stemming from the emotional trauma
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you've been repressing for so long
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number three you're emotionally distant
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have you been guarded or cautious about
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who you led into your life
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after being hurt by someone you loved
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while others learn to let go of their
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heartbreaks then try again
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people who suffer extreme tragedies or
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emotional pain
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find it easier to distance themselves
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than deal with the trauma
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you may be hesitant to be vulnerable
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with anyone
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or to form intimate meaningful
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relationships with others
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number four you struggle to be happy
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do you struggle to see the good things
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in life
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you may have had a hard time letting go
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of your past and moving forward because
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of your traumatic experiences
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you resist positive change and fall into
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the trap of denial
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negativity and self-sabotage after all
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happiness can feel scary and
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unfamiliar to someone who suffered so
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much
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number five you struggle with
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self-loathing
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for many people self-love and
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self-compassion don't come easily
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but it can be especially hard for those
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who experience trauma at a young age
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your past experiences may have taught
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you that you don't deserve happiness
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and so you listen to your own negativity
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and sabotage your chances at success
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the consistency in hurt is what makes it
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so comforting
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and so hard to let go of number six
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you tear yourself down did you grow up
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in a toxic home environment
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do you blame yourself for everything
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that goes wrong in your life even if you
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had no control over it
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an effect of childhood trauma is how it
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negatively affects your self-esteem
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victims of adverse childhood experiences
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tend to have a lot of problematic
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self-defeating thoughts and behaviors
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you may be extremely harsh and critical
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of yourself
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or often feel worthless and inadequate
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number seven you can't control your
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emotions
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do you often feel overwhelmed by the
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intensity of your feelings
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do you take out your anger and
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frustration on those around you
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difficulty controlling your emotions and
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having a low stress tolerance are both
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clear signs that you may be struggling
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with some lingering psychological trauma
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as a result you may be more defensive
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quick to get upset
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and you lose your temper a lot and
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number eight
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you gravitate towards the wrong people
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do you have a tendency of falling into
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unhealthy relationships with people who
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are
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bad for you your dynamic with your
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parents are
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templates for all of your future
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relationships they teach you what
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love looks like and how you should be
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treated by others
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no matter how awful they may have been
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it's simply human to want to recreate
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your early childhood experiences because
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it feels familiar
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and makes sense to you so do you relate
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to any of the signs mentioned here
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if so how do you plan to work through
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your trauma and move on from the pain
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you've suffered in the past
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