Childhood trauma/anxiety/depression
Does anyone have any idea if being subjected to a loveless childhood (from a parent, namely my father) could potentially lead to brain lesions? It's a long shot but I was a quivering mess as a kid, unbearably shy and fearful, of people. It's affected my mental health since I was young. I just live with my depression but it's difficult. I'm now 45 and divorced, with mild MS and temporal lobe epilepsy, and need to find my happy (something that is not a natural emotion). I'm going to my GP imminently. Today is Mothers Day and I've been sobbing a lot. Anyway, is it possible my "trauma" as a child has resulted in my conditions? I'll ask my neurologist whenever that may be....thank you for any insight, much appreciated x
This is an interesting post and not one I’m qualified to answer as I’m not experienced enough on the MS front, but I am on abusive and emotionally vacant parents. I doubt the effects of our trauma can cause health conditions to appear but we all know that things can be made far worse due to stresses including the legacies of what we’ve been through. I’ve considered that my decade long drink problem (throughout my 30’s) was the result of my appalling childhood, I stopped drinking 2 years ago and the disease I didn’t know I had spiralled into ‘highly active RRMS’ within 6 months. Coincidence? If stress is thought to be a cause of relapses/attacks - what happens to our MS if we’re too broken or emotionally immature to deal with life’s obstacles? Sorry if this isn’t helpful but just so you know, I totally understand where you’re coming from. I hope you find your happy soon x
Wow, thank you for that lengthy reply. I've tried talking to my Dad it was not fruitful. I'm lost. Optic neuritis appeared when I moved back to my parents after uni, the focal seizures started when I was made redundant from a much loved job. I smoked a lot of mj to escape my inner sorrow/negativity/DebbieDowner personality. Enough of the mental hardship. I won't rule it out that's for sure. Thanks again @rizza