Target 24: Experts Weigh In PTSD
By: Chelsea Pompeani
Updated: November 8, 2012
When
soldiers come home from war... It's not only the physical injuries their
families have to help them overcome... It's the mental issues that are just as
frightening...
The
amount of soldiers that take their own lives everyday is chilling... 18 military
personnel everyday...
Even
though the wounds are invisible... The symptoms are very real... Doctor Susan Evans
tells us, if you don't seek help.. The disorder has the ability to kill you.
Post
traumatic stress disorder is an intense reaction to trauma... Doctor Brian Stark
wants families who have a loved one suffering from PTSD that empathy and
acceptance are key to that person recovering.
Dr
Stark says most people that come back from war feel like they are not accepted
back into the community; it has the potential to ruin someone's life.
But
it's something that you can get over if properly treated.
Experiencing
recurrent thoughts is one thing but when PTSD causes physical reaction at that
point it's a medical condition... People with PTSD are ashamed of it... And are
sometimes looked down upon, but this condition is real, and it's a problem.
People
with PTSD will start to develop an avoiding-type of behavior and shy away from
anything that triggers a flashback... That's the point that a family member
should step in before things progressively get worse.
