Do you have a history of childhood trauma?
Did you know that childhood trauma can lead to developing hypothyroidism and Hashimotos?
That’s what this week’s video is about.
Let’s break it down…
What is childhood trauma?
It’s when you experience certain events that induce trauma before the age of 18 that you remember. These are called Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES).
Events such as:
Seeing your mother abused
Living in a home with someone suffering with mental illness
Having a family member incarcerated
Living with alcoholics or drug abusers
Physical, emotional and sexual abuse
Neglect (not enough to eat, wearing dirty clothes, etc…)
and even divorce.
How do these events lead to thyroid disease?
Living this way in your childhood early developmental years put your body in high stress and evoked constant fight or flight mode. This became your normal. As an adult your body never really learned to relax so you developed issues with cortisol which can impact your thyroid function directly. Stress wears the body down over time too. Your thyroid is sensitive to stress.
This trauma can lead to all kinds of other issues like depression, increased suicide attempts, and more autoimmune diseases too.
What can you do about it now?
The good news is, you can fix this and get symptom relief.
Learn to do things to get out of fight or flight mode such as deep breathing, meditation and doing things that make you happy.
Set boundaries around people that trigger your PTSD around your trauma or people that cause you stress.
Make self care a priority. Go to bed and get up at a decent time. Eat an anti inflammatory nutrient dense diet to take more stress off of the body. Rest. Hydrate. Supplement. Get out in nature. Get around people that love and respect you.
Work with a professional to process your trauma and heal.
The video goes into a LOT more detail. Click HERE to watch it. Be sure to check the description of the video for a link to a test you can take that will tell you exactly how many trauma events you had in your childhood.
There is a super helpful book I recommend to anyone with childhood trauma to help you understand it more. It is a great read about how the body processes trauma. Here is what someone wrote about it: Essential reading for anyone interested in understanding and treating traumatic stress and the scope of its impact on society.” —Alexander McFarlane, Director of the Centre for Traumatic Stress Studies
Grab it HERE!
I find this so very interesting!
Your Thyroid Health Coach,
Melodye
