A User's Guide to PTSD

[pegkerr]

If you haven't seen it yet, I recommend rachelmanija's three part essay on her own experiences with post-traumatic stress disorder. Fascinating and insightful:

Part I: What I Did In The War. (Introduction; background; what happens during trauma; what happened to me.)

Part II: What Does A Flashback Feel Like? (My history with PTSD, what it felt like to me, and dealing with other people who have it.)

Part III: I Don't Have To Do That Any More (On recovery; lingering effects; book, film, and TV recommendations.)

Thanks to rachelmanija.

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[huladavid.livejournal.com]

A couple of days ago The Story ran a piece about a guy who'd been a sniper in Iraq, and the problems he had on returning home--PSTD was almost the least of things. It was getting help from the military*. Here's a link to the program:

http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_394_Destroyed_by_the_War.mp3/view
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*Sometimes I think we don't deserve good soldiers, considering how we treat them, but then I often think the same about peace activists. They're serving their country as well IMHO.