This Blog Entry over at The Sandbox talks about "the Monster" that is PTSD.
This is one of the important parts:
"...there are thousands coming back from this war without resources, without education and without the knowledge and skills to defend themselves against the monster known as PTSD. A monster it is, and it grows bigger and more deadly with each passing day.
The way to defeat it is to understand it. To realize it’s okay that you have it. You were placed in situations where you saw things and experienced things you would not have if you were not in the arena of war.
The way to defeat it is with education. Education about what it is, what the signs and symptoms are and where to go for treatment, because make no mistake; PTSD is a disease. It is a lifelong disease that goes in and out of remission. It can be extremely well controlled with the right treatment, but is devastatingly deadly if not."
Because of my reading everything about the Vietnam War phase, and having worked (in my youth) at the local VA Medical Center I have a reasonable understanding of PTSD. I also understand that there is a certain stigma for the troops to seek help. What with an astronomical increase in suicides of veterans of both theaters we MUST fund veterans support resources.
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