PTSD

In class we briefly discussed Post Traumatic stress Disorder. I have only met three people whom have suffered from PTSD, but each case was more severe than the last. The first person I came in contact with that had the disorder after a traumatic experience was a friend of my mother. She was a nurse and one day working in the ER a patient pulled a gun on the doctor treating him for an unidentified sickness that was a result of too much cocaine. Two weeks after the experience she quit her job and began looking for a job in research that would limit her exposure to new people. She also never wanted to leave the her home, even when the power went out in the winter and was without heat for days. She began seeking therapy after loosing another job because she never wanted to leave her home. She became so paranoid and afraid she wouldn't even let her own family into her home. She has recently began therapy to help with her problem but she serves as an example of how bad PTSD can get if it goes untreated.