Thinking about a book on PTSD - wondering if RP members would like to contribute.

This is something I am very interested in, as a cold war vet I was not affected PTSD but have several family members and friends that are affected and have been there for them through out their ordeal. Seeing PTSD from the other end and trying to get people to understand it is a struggles that is causes are never easy. I even had to convince a WWII vet that it was around in their time just under a different name, then it was called War Fatigue and a lot of vets hid it or committed suicide because of PTSD and never new where or how to get treatment or the were to proud.

Just a friendly reminder here, PTSD is just as real in peacetime as it is during horrors of war. The key dominating factor is "a fear for their lives and or those of a dear friend or loved one".

I personally had two episodes, neither of which were during time of war.
1. Living 14 miles from Mt Pinatubo, in the Philippines, during the eruption June 15, 1991. (If you recall Mt St Helens blew horizontal in Washington State and killed everything in a 50 mile radius.)
2. Watching as an oak tree fell and instantly killed my father when I returned home after 20 years of military service.

So peacetime or combat I can get you service connected through the VA with the appropriate stressor. Only requires proof the military is responsible for your current chronic disability that requires ongoing medical attention. Item 2. above would not have been caused by the military.