Thursday, December 9, 2010
PTSD
Posttraumatic stress disorder involves psychological disturbance from a extremely traumatic event. My father was drafted in the Vietnam War. This is something he did not share with me until recently. Even when he did tell me about it he was very vague. It seemed as if he had details and memories he did not want to bring up. It has been a long time since the Vietnam war and his service in it, however the things he experienced he still dose not feel completely comfortable sharing. I dont think he suffered from PTSD but I do think that the experienced of war is one that no one should have to endure. The violence and trauma associated with war cannot be good for the human psyche.
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A close friend in high school suffered a horrible ordeal involving a sexul assault and could not finish her senior year of high school because of PTSD. I saw her mental psyche crumble whenever we were to go out when it was dark. She began sleeping 20 hours a day and eventually had to go away to a treatment center. PTSD prevented her from living her life for the past year, its effects can be life treatening to those involved.
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