In this article a young man received a lot of injuries in
the war in Afghanistan. His shoulder has torn ligaments. His left arm has a
major loss of function and nerve damage. There is a chunk of shrapnel in his
leg the size of a quarter but despite all of these things, the soldier claims
that the worst injury he sustained there was the Post Traumatic Stress from his
everyday living. More and more the soldier shies away from large crowds and
social events, even to the point where he can no longer stand to be in a crowd
longer than a few minutes. Now that there are new regulations on the treatment
of the syndrome, the soldier has been receiving help, but cannot help the
feeling that the system is failing him in some way. It took more than thirteen
months after his return before the military could properly diagnose the soldier
with post-traumatic stress syndrome, and even after he was they still refuse to
give him the financial aid he requires. Returning to work is difficult for
someone with P.T.S.D. Now that he knows what is wrong with him he can start to
fix the problem. Unfortunately there is no quick fix or correct cocktail of
drugs that will help the soldier carry on, but there is light at the end of the
tunnel.
Living
with PTSD: One man's story. (2011). Safety & Health, 184(6),
64.
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