Can Trauma Be Passed on Genetically

Is Trauma Inherited?
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Is Trauma Inherited?
Human beings have emotions in their bodies that respond according to the situations they are in. their emotions are affected by any occurrences that may have taken places such as rape, accidents or any other disasters. Trauma occurs when gets emotionally affected after n instance and that stays within them for long enough. It occurs indifferently ways to people. Some people have physical pain like headaches from their past experiences, others have very unpredictable emotions and reactions towards the situations and a lot of times flashbacks, recalling what transpired then. It is not common for one to get trauma from someone else but there are cases where it is inherited. This is because trauma comes as emotions from previous occurrences that have taken place. Trauma can be inherited in the family line because there is a genetic change in the DNA. According to Ewan, when there is the process of epigenetics takes place, it does not necessarily mean mutation of the DNA some of these char...