Miller discusses how unprocessed trauma and silence from one generation can deeply affect the next, often manifesting in psychosomatic illnesses or neurotic behaviors. She uses the example of children of Holocaust survivors, who inherit their parents' unresolved guilt and pain, to illustrate this transmission. This silent passing of trauma perpetuates a cycle of repression and emotional alienation. 'The parents unconsciously passed their unmastered personal history on to their child at a tender age, often simply by way of glances.' | Alice Miller | Thou Shalt Not Be Aware

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The Intergenerational Transmission of Trauma

Miller discusses how unprocessed trauma and silence from one generation can deeply affect the next, often manifesting in psychosomatic illnesses or neurotic behaviors. She uses the example of children of Holocaust survivors, who inherit their parents' unresolved guilt and pain, to illustrate this transmission. This silent passing of trauma perpetuates a cycle of repression and emotional alienation. 'The parents unconsciously passed their unmastered personal history on to their child at a tender age, often simply by way of glances.'

-- Alice Miller