Tag: posttraumatic stress disorder

The Truth Of PTSD – Confronting The Ignorance of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

The Truth Of PTSD – Confronting The Ignorance of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

I’m continually amazed at the ignorance that still exists over posttraumatic stress disorder, or PTSD. This ignorance is the primary reason we are doing such a poor job confronting this epidemic. Here are some things to consider: 1) ANYONE can get PTSD. A young girl, a special forces soldier, a…

We all get broken – the truth of PTSD

We all get broken – the truth of PTSD

Posttraumatic stress disorder or PTSD is the “…development of characteristic symptoms….”. The key word there from the DSM-V is development. PTSD develops. I like to think of it as being broken. Life can break us in a million different ways and when that brokenness happens to meet the criteria in…