THIS EMOTIONAL LIFE | PTSD | PBS

Posttraumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, affects millions of people who experience traumatic events. Bob, a veteran of the Iraq War, explains the toll his experience with PTSD has taken on his life. THIS EMOTIONAL LIFE (Jan. 4-6, 2010). http://www.pbs.org/thisemotionallife

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[scans4uni]

you know I have ptsd too. i was abused my whole life, lots of addicts have it as well. why cant someone make a movie about ptsd that affects people other than war veterns

[beccahday]

a soldier is a perfect example of this disorder, but countless others suffer as well from experience in other sorts of wars, personal wars.

[MsBloodRedLipstick]

@scans4uni SERIOUSLY.

[ArrowSmith95]

I have hypervigilance it's not fun .I don't let people get close ,I hit the deck whenever I hear loud noises , I'm always searching for threats and I can't stand large groups of people around me . I don't have friends that know me because of this . And I h e problems getting to sleep at night .... But I don't let it get to me

[weetoy69]

I'M TRYING TO GET OVER AN EPISODE OF PTSD BY TYPING THIS > ITS A DAYDREAM . I'M LOST IN SADNESS . I'M CRYING . I STOPPED WHAT I WAS DOING TO SIT AND FREAK OUT . I NEED TO GET BACK TO WHAT I WAS DOING BUT WAS FROZEN . ITS LIKE A SPIRAL . IT STARTS OUT SLOW AND SUCKS YOU IN . BREATHE , RELAX , CLEAR YOUR HEAD . IT WAS THE MUSIC I WAS PLAYING THAT TRIGGERED IT . OK I'M BETTER . TIME TO GET BACK TO WORK . SORRY FOR EMOTING .

[weetoy69]

I'M GOING TO FUCKIN SCREAM !! AHHHHHHH ! FUCKIN PTSD ! 7 YEARS . I'M SITTING HERE CRYING . THIS ISN'T NORMAL . I'M FROZEN IN MY TRACKS . BREATHE .. TYPE .. I'M FEELING BETTER . STOP FREAKING OUT ! STOP CRYING ! I HAVE TO FINISH WHAT I'M DOING . JUST FORGET ABOUT IT RIGHT NOW AND GET BACK TO WORK . THAT ONE WAS A TOUGH ONE . SHIIIITTTTTT ! OH SHIT !

[Borat911]

My uncle was in the Afghan soviet wars ... he said he never felt more alive then when he was shooting at enemies ... he told me he loved war and the stress that came with it ... survival every day he said, only then did he feel joy in life . I think he's messed up in the head, How can he enjoy war and killing !???

[Pomiferous]

@beccahday Sadly, most homes and work places are battle zones also.

[shonymusica]

It's been 38 years since my younger brother and I experienced the war, and we are still working on the after effects that caused us so much pain for so long even though we both came back from the war physically uninjured. I recently documented our personal experience in my own YouTube video called "The other Home Coming".

We should never relent and we should keep expressing ourselves and telling our story, it's our duty to those who were not there, our mission after the war if you will.

[beccahday]

@demonicspire1 actually, i had to edit because characters are limited in youtube comments, so i removed the bit where i pointed out that i do not have a "shrink", etc. but in any case, you're just a really angry, unfriendly man who cusses a lot and i lost interest in engaging in discussion with you. i'm sure lots of women do, as you're blind and closed, and you like it. feel free to have the last word, i'll be moving on now. i do wish you well, and hope you learn more through time.

[demonicspire1]

@beccahday oh this is great. Lets break it down. The obvious "I quit" sentences, pidgeonholing my state of mind. The vague references to "personal challenges". Face it. I could do your job, you couldn't do mine. You also dodged the "gotcha" in where I clearly divined you yourself have a shrink (they call it Psycholo-me for a reason :) ). No, if anything you just serve to reaffirm my opinions about you and your ilk.

[beccahday]

@demonicspire1 you're silly. :) and i have nothing to prove, and not a single reason to lie.