Posted on May 17, 2019

PTSD: 'My best friend's death gave me back my life' - BBC Three

PO1 William "Chip" Nagel

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Why do the rates of post traumatic stress disorder appear to be rising in veterans?

PTSD: 'My best friend's death gave me back my life' - BBC Three

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MAJ Ken Landgren

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Could it be that we have more effective means to screen for PTSD?

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My hunch is because they drink and they have less inhibitions?

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PO3 (Join to see)

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Because we have been psychologically conditioned to repress our emotions so when we leave the service our unaddressed traumas come back to haunt us. We try to further repress them and distract ourselves only to find that they never leave and a lot of us can’t take it so sadly suicidal thoughts and actions come into play.

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PTSD: 'My best friend's death gave me back my life' - BBC Three

PTSD: 'My best friend's death gave me back my life' - BBC Three

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