Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ( Ptsd ) - 2044 Words

There is often an expectation that someone who has survived a traumatic event would be happy for being alive. But there are those who have gone through a traumatic event and have developed a condition known as survivor’s guilt and/or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and are actually unhappy or depressed that they survived. This condition not only affects the survivors, but those around them as well. Some military veterans can struggle with returning to civilian life after leaving the military. Both posttraumatic stress disorder and survivor’s guilt can make it harder for the veteran to return back into a civilian way of life. The facts indicate that due to the effects on soldiers and military veterans from them being in war or active†¦show more content†¦Some veterans afflicted with PTSD who were in bad combat situations may have a hard time after leaving the military to stop acting or doing things that might have saved their lives while they were in the force. Such as sitting near an exit so that they can leave easily if they need to or at least they think they do, looks for exit points and or strategic points in a room as they are entering a room. These habits can cause them to always be on edge or nervous that they are in danger even when they are somewhere that they should be able to relax or feel at ease such as their own house. PTSD does not just affect the person who has it but can also affect the people around them such as their friends and family. The physical and psychological injuries experienced by soldiers can be passed to family members as separate psychological injuries. This phenomenon is commonly described as secondary victimization and secondary traumatic stress. PTSD can affect the family members of the veteran families or cause issues in numerous ways. Some of these, but not limited to are the relationship of couples, parenting and child development. The findings from studies indicate that war veterans tend to both develop and use more unhealthy styles of communication with family and friends, are less interested, and are less involved in their families’ lives. The fact that they start to be less interested in things, them developing bad or unhealthy communication