Do I Have PTSD?
Sep 21, 2017
Rachel Buchan
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Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome PTSD , was a term first coined following the Vietnam war to describe the reaction some veterans were experiencing on return from conflict. It can also be called "shell shock" or "combat stress". Veterans returning from conflict today can also experience the disorder, and the term very literally describes the trauma that follows the stress of experiencing war.
Some of the common symptoms are:
Following its diagnoses after Vietnam, PTSD is now understood to be much a condition that can occur under a much broader set of circumstances. PTSD is a reaction that can occur having either experienced or witnessed anything that the individual found horrifying, stressful or distressing. Meaning PTSD is not something that occurs only if you return from a conflict zone or experience war, but rather can be experienced as the result of being a part of, or witness to, any trauma event. These traumas can include:
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