-Shame

-Anxiety

-Depression

-Flashbacks of the traumatic event

-Physical pain

-Pain that doesn't make sense

-Fear

-Hypervigilance

-Inability to give or receive love

-Feeling afraid of who you are

-Migraines

-Back pain

-Restlessness

-Anger

-Chronic distraction

-Dissociation

-Loss of intuition

-IBS

-Stomach pain

-Loss or fear of connection with others

-Chronic tension

-Chronic fatigue

-Insomnia

-Nightmares

-Sense of helplessness

-The feeling that your life has gotten smaller

-Avoiding places, people, and activities

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Symptoms of ancestral trauma can include all of the above and also life patterns and behaviours that work against your goals and values.

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