PTSD
Okay, so I’m going to explain something about PTSD that some people may not understand.
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder can result from different types of trauma. The most widely known situation is where a soldier has PTSD, from being exposed to horrible violence.
Soldiers are not the only ones with PTSD.
People can get PTSD from being raped, abused, beaten. They can get PTSD from having a loved one commit suicide. They can get PTSD from a lot of things. Telling someone that they can’t have PTSD because they haven’t served in the army only reinforces that you don’t understand the idea of trauma, and it will definitely make them feel worse.
PTSD universally is a problem, not just for some people. It goes both ways. Soldiers who have PTSD are not “sissies,” they are not weak or pathetic. Someone who has PTSD has gone through a lot of shit.
Try to respect that.
