Posts Tagged ‘post-traumatic stress disorder’
Survivor Guilt
It is a perplexing human response: Survivors are frequently stricken with profound guilt if they were in the company of others who were not so fortunate during a traumatic event. This can happen when there is no rational basis for feelings of failure; indeed, even those who respond heroically and saved others’ lives are frequently…
Read MoreSleeplessness in PTSD—Don’t Get Your Blood Pressure Up
The horrible nightmares. An American soldier serving in Iraq reaches out for support in his recent website post. “Last night I dreamed I was flying in a Blackhawk to another FOB and blood was covering the seats and the floor of the bird. There was so much that I was scooping it…
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