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Raising awareness for PTSD: You are not alone
By Senior Airman Christian Clausen In addition to these symptoms U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christian Clausen
individuals experience significant
432nd Wing/432nd Air Expeditionary Wing impairment to their daily lives and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder is a signi cant or extreme emotional or psychological response to a
Public A airs routines which collectively result in shocking, dangerous or traumatic event. It a ects approximately seven percent of the United States
the mental health disorder known population and nearly 12 to 18 percent of combat veterans deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan.
CREECH AIR FORCE BASE, as PTSD.
Nev. — When every service member
signs their name on the dotted line Symptom clusters can range from
to become of a part of the military, re-experiencing traumatic events,
they agree to follow orders and even avoidance, arousal, and cognitive
go to war. and emotional problems. Those suf-
fering PTSD may have nightmares
However, some military members or flashbacks, may avoid places
come home with scars, not all of or things they used to do, may be
them visible. more irritable, restless, have trouble
sleeping and may even experience
For these men and women, Post- emotional numbness or shame.
Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
can become an unwanted reality. While the events that cause these
symptoms are often mistaken to
“PTSD is a significant or extreme be specific only to combat events,
emotional or psychological response they can be also be a result of events
to a shocking or dangerous or trau- such as firefights, natural disasters,
matic event,” said Maj Richard, witnessing a friend’s death or injury
432nd Wing operational psycholo- and more.
gist. “To be diagnosed, symptoms __“_F_o_r_s_o_mSeeceomPTbaStDve, toenrapnasg, tehe11y
are identified that fall into four
clusters and would have been ex-
perienced for at least one month.”
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