Page 19 - Total War on PTSD

addressed and changed, from the homeless Veteran living on the street to the highest governmental seat, as our lives literally depend on it. This is baseline knowledge about PTSD. I hope that it helps with understanding, between Veterans and family members, between the general public and Veterans, and even between one Veteran and another, how we also have to deal with PTSD, anxiety, fight-or-flight, panic attacks, insomnia, and even trust related issues.
The ability to trust people outside of the military, and even some people inside the military, can be very challenging after serving in a war zone, especially after surviving combat. There are many Veterans whose PTSD has been present since their service time, but that didn't get worse until they retired from the workforce. Finding themselves with nothing to occupy their time, PTSD symptoms can suddenly rise up and march forward, making daily living difficult without the distractions and satisfactions of working to fill their time and distract them from their troubled minds.
I have felt out of control. I know how it is to feel like your brain might explode. To feel like everything is stuck in overdrive and there is no escape. Like there is no corner where you can escape to that can possible lessen your feeling of dread...your fight-or-flight... your inability to trust...and to stop your hands from shaking when you are being triggered. I know because I have been there so many times...and have been able to find my own path towards fighting against those triggers...those demons...and I know in my heart that you can too!
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