ASIAN YOUTH ACT on Instagram: "Intergenerational (also known as generational/transgenerational) trauma occurs when trauma is passed down from someone who directly experienced an awful incident. This could happen through a transmission of a gene marker in reproduction or through witnessing the effects of unprocessed trauma in their parents' lives (slide 2). Common symptoms include low self-esteem, anxiety, insomnia, and many more. Many Asians experienced trauma as a result of the wars, genocide, massacres, and occupations that took place on the continent. This, coupled with the stigma surrounding mental health in Asian cultures, has led to millions of offspring that suffer from intergenerational trauma. This type of trauma has been shown to affect people’s health behaviors, high emotional neediness, and lack of trust in a community. Therapists often surround these 4 strategies to work with intergenerational trauma: “use of culture informed treatment, interruption of unhealthy family communication patterns, giving trauma a voice within the family, and helping parents offer children the permission to dissociate” (Sells, 2018). Content Designer: @mindyphann Researcher: @audrey.tran3 Interested? Fill out the application linked in our bio to join us! (~5 minutes)📋 ⚡️CONTACT/FOLLOW US️⚡️ Website: asianyouthact.org TikTok: @asianyouthact Instagram: @asianyouthact Instagram Outreach: @asianyouthact.outreach Email: asianyouthact@gmail.com Facebook: @asianyouthact #asian #civics #politics #government #justice #empower #educate #activism #humanrights #change #culture #racism #asianawareness #asianyouthact #equality #equity #society #representation #asia #poc #bipoc #asiansarehuman #asianrepresentation #STOPAAPIHATE #STOPASIANHATE #protectasianlives #trauma #ptsd #anxiety #depression"
762 likes, 5 comments - asianyouthact on June 30, 2021: "Intergenerational (also known as generational/transgenerational) trauma occurs when trauma is passed down from someone who directly experienced an awful incident. This could happen through a transmission of a gene marker in reproduction or through witnessing the effects of unprocessed trauma in their parents' lives (slide 2). Common symptoms include low self-esteem, anxiety, insomnia, and many more. Many Asians experienced trauma as a result of the wars, genocide, massacres, and occupations that took place on the continent. This, coupled with the stigma surrounding mental health in Asian cultures, has led to millions of offspring that suffer from intergenerational trauma. This type of trauma has been shown to affect people’s health behaviors, high emotional neediness, and lack of trust in a community. Therapists often surround these 4 strategies to work with intergenerational trauma: “use of culture informed treatment, interruption of unhealthy family communication patterns, giving trauma a voice within the family, and helping parents offer children the permission to dissociate” (Sells, 2018). Content Designer: @mindyphann Researcher: @audrey.tran3 Interested? Fill out the application linked in our bio to join us! (~5 minutes)📋 ⚡️CONTACT/FOLLOW US️⚡️ Website: asianyouthact.org TikTok: @asianyouthact Instagram: @asianyouthact Instagram Outreach: @asianyouthact.outreach Email: asianyouthact@gmail.com Facebook: @asianyouthact #asian #civics #politics #government #justice #empower #educate #activism #humanrights #change #culture #racism #asianawareness #asianyouthact #equality #equity #society #representation #asia #poc #bipoc #asiansarehuman #asianrepresentation #STOPAAPIHATE #STOPASIANHATE #protectasianlives #trauma #ptsd #anxiety #depression".
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