Hello All! Its Me Again :) Sitting Here In The Library At IWCC With My Wife, My Dew, And My Gummy Worms! Since My Last Class Was Canceled -For Whatever Reason- I Will Be Posting A Portion Of This Blog In 2 Or More Parts, Depending On How Much Time I Have Before Heading Home.
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Or PTSD, Is A Mental Disorder That Is Caused By A Traumatic Experience. In Most Cases In The Past, PTSD -Also Referred To Back Then As Shell Shock- Was Believed To Only Occur In Military Men Who Have Seen The Horrors Of War. As The Years Went By, And Society Changed, We Realized -For The Most Part- That This Disorder Was Not Just Something Those In The Military Have To Deal With. The Mayo Clinic Website Is A Good Source For Symptoms And Helpful Information, You Can Read About Their Definition And Recommendations Here.
PTSD Is A Real And Sometimes Debilitating Disorder That Effects More People Then We Care To Admit. Situations That Could Cause An Onset Of PTSD Range From Losing A Loved One You Where Close To In A Horrific Way, Suffering From Child Or Spousal Abuse, Being In An Accident Of Some Kind, As Well As Many Other Events. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Is Similar To Other Mental Disorders In That It Effects Each Person Differently. Two People Going Through The Same Experience Can And Likely Do, Show Different Signs Of PTSD, Such As Memory Loss, Desocialization, Emotional Melt Downs, Abuse Of Alcohol And Or Drugs, Flashbacks, As Well As Other Warning Signs.
I Had Suffered From Very Moderate PTSD When I Was Younger Due To Abuse From My Family, I Chose To Withdraw Emotionally And Become A Very Aggressive Person, Where As My Brothers Turned To Drugs. It Is Something That Most People Do Not Believe Is A Legitimate Disorder, Or That Those Who Suffer From This Disorder Are Viewed As Weak, That Is Not The Case, However, No One Knows Why The Mind Works The Way It Does, But Each Person Copes With Loss, Disappointment, And Trauma Differently. Those Of Us Who Deal With PTSD And Conditions Like It Are Looked At As Outcasts Of Sorts, Alienated From The Groups They Once Belonged To, Just Because People Do Not Realize Just How Badly This Effects A Very Large Portion Of Today's Population...
To Be Continued...
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