One of the most widespread conditions that young people face nowadays is fatigue. It is usually caused by an unstable sleep pattern, which can have a variety of causes. People live their lives at an increasingly faster rate, and sleep deprivation is quite common.

A recent study has unearthed a new cause that may later on cause chronic fatigue syndrome. Apparently, a person who experiences serious trauma during their childhood has high changes of developing the chronic fatigue syndrome later on in their lives.

The study was conducted by the CDC and Atlanta’s Emory University. The study analyzed patients with the chronic fatigue syndrome and people that did not suffer from the condition. At the end of the study it was revealed that the patients suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome had higher levels of childhood trauma as compared to those who were not affected by the syndrome. 

Among the traumas that can lead to a person developing chronic fatigue syndrome are sexual abuse, emotional abuse and neglect. These traumas were directly linked to a 600% increase in chances of developing the chronic fatigue syndrome.

 Despite these findings, the syndrome is still poorly understood, and controversy is high on whether or not these traumas do indeed influence the development of the disease. The conductors of the study do not claim that experiencing trauma early in life is the only cause of the chronic fatigue syndrome, but merely that it is a risk factor worthy of taking into consideration.