Discover how the Bible contains evidence of trauma, from the tragic loss experienced by Adam and Eve to the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, and how it relates to caregivers and the strength of prayer.
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The first sign of evidence dealing with trauma is within the beginning of time. Adam and Eve were the first caregivers to experience a tragic loss through the death of their own son, Abel. Throughout the Bible there were many traumatic incidents that took place.
The biggest of them all that was a sure sign evidence, when Jesus Christ was placed upon a wooden and rugged cross. With long steal nails, hammered into his flesh. Just after he was beaten over and over, at least 39 times. Yet he still managed to have the strength to pray for himself through it and for the world’s failures falling into sin.
Sin, an immoral act considered to be a transgression against divine law. Can also mean to be selfish, shameful, harmful, or alienating. In layman’s terms we all struggle with one sin or another and not one is greater than the next. But through acknowledgment and repentance we are able to be better and healed from our sins.
Furthermore, traumatic events continued to occur throughout the history of mankind. According to the Bible in the book of Genesis chapter 15 verse 13. God told Abram that his descendants would be slaves in a foreign land for 400 years. This number is also mentioned in the book of Acts chapter 7 verse 6, and in Exodus chapter 12 verse 41 says that the Israelites were in Egypt for 430 years. This number also appears in Galatians chapter 3 verse 17.
(PTSS)
Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome, describe to be the multigenerational trauma and injustices experienced by African Americans from the dawn of slavery to the recent deaths of Black citizens at the hands of police. Slavery of Africans began in the year of 1526, when a Spanish explorer brought the first slaves to the continental United States as part of an attempt to establish European settlement. The ways of this world and man’s behavior during Slave Trade throughout 1867. There were numerous encounters of exposures of trauma.
(PTSD)
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, is a mental health condition that can develop in people who experience or witness a traumatic event.
Anxiety
A mental health disorder characterized by feelings of worry, anxiety, or fear that are strong enough to interfere with your daily activities.
Depression
A common mental health condition that can affect anyone. It can impact a person’s thoughts, feelings, behavior, and sense of well-being, and can affect all aspects of life, including relationships, work, and school. Depression is characterized by a low mood or loss of interest in activities for long periods of time, which is different from regular mood changes.
American History Trauma
Historical trauma is multigenerational trauma experienced by a specific cultural, racial or ethnic group. There were a multitude of traumatic events that still affect us and sometimes seemed to be hard to explain or even believe that it happened. Events of different wars throughout the times, the Holocaust that place in 1933 through 1945, and in 1968 the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was taken because he challenged everyone all over the world to stop the injustice of racism. The countless events of other traumatic experiences due to violence.
Violence
Behavior involving physical force intended to hurt, damage, or kill someone or something.
The root of it all. It has been proven to be the ending of mankind. Violence has taken place even before Christ Jesus was born. In today’s world violence has not stopped. According to Intentional research homicides are estimates of unlawful homicides purposely inflicted as a result of domestic disputes, interpersonal violence, violent conflicts over land resources, intergang violence over turf or control, and predatory violence and killing by armed groups. Intentional homicide does not include all intentional killing; the difference is usually in the organization of the killing. Individuals or small groups usually commit homicide, whereas killing in armed conflict is usually committed by fairly cohesive groups of up to several hundred members and is thus usually excluded.
U. S. violent crime declined across every category in the first quarter of 2024 and murders are down 17%.
U.S. crime rate & statistics for 2022 was 0.00, a 100% decline from 2021.
U.S. crime rate & statistics for 2021 was 6.81, a 6.02% increase from 2020.
U.S. crime rate & statistics for 2020 was 6.42, a 28.78% increase from 2019.
U.S. crime rate & statistics for 2019 was 4.99, a 1.14% increase from 2018.
In conclusion, if you or if you know of someone who has been in traumatic situations, and need help with finding some sort normalization. Don’t let them be alone.
Support them by helping them find the proper Therapist or Counselor. If you don’t want anyone in family to know about what you are experiencing because it’s them that has placed in a situation.
Find mental health professionals. Mental health is very important and it is up to us to understand it and take action over our lives.
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