The effect of toxic stress, traumatic events, and adversity on the mind and body varies from person to person, but it has been well documented, and studied, that if events and circumstances are so overwhelming that victims are unable to quickly recover by integrating these occurrences into their life and being, toxic stress, traumatic events, and adversity can all have long-lasting and devastating consequences for their victims’ mind, body, and life. And, ultimately, through the resulting karma (actions that have a cause and effect in the world) that comes from these occurrences, toxic stress, traumatic events, and adversity can also have devastating effects on one’s family, community, society, and the world as a whole as well.
Events/circumstances such as natural disasters, social and economic disenfranchisement, irreversible environmental pollution, devastating loss, forced migration, war, domestic violence, rape, sexual assault, vehicular accidents, child abuse, emotional abuse, oppressive/aggressive work places, living in dangerous neighborhoods, racial, sexual, or religious discrimination, witnessing the violation or trauma of others, or psychological shock of any kind, etc, can all have long-lasting and devastating impacts on a person’s life and psyche.
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