| This hermeneutic inquiry examines how intergenerational trauma is passed down through generations and considers the legacy such trauma leaves behind. Inspired by the author's experience of inherited trauma, this thesis addresses the history and repercussions of World War II, imperialism, the effects of war in colonial Indonesia, and their psychological impact on the mixed race of the Dutch-Indonesian people, also known as the Indos. The negative effects evolving from the aftermath and atrocities of war and terror can result in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Research is reviewed that supports the diagnosis of intergenerational or multigenerational trauma and offers techniques for treatment. Depth psychological interventions are suggested to help integrate and overcome this particular form of vicarious trauma and restore wholeness to those who have suffered this wound to the soul. The method of storytelling as healing is illustrated with the inclusion of the author's family's myth told as a fairytale. |
