Have you ever heard of the term inter-generational trauma? What about “generational curse?” Inter-generational trauma is a concept developed to help explain years of generational challenges within families. It is the transmission (or sending down to younger generations) of the oppressive or traumatic effects of a historical event. For example, a great grandmother who was placed in a concentration camp in Germany may have learned to cope by “cutting off” her emotions. Because of this, this...

In Mark Wolyn's book he states it has a three generation possibility, at least biologically, via the woman. Ruth Lanius did a study and proved the biological passing of PTSD from mom to newborn of mom's pregnanat at 9/11. Behavioral seemingly wouldn't have an expiration date.