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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456964903321

Autore

Wizelman Leah

Titolo

When the war never ends [[electronic resource] ] : the voices of military members with PTSD and their families / / Leah Wizelman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lenham [Md.], : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2011

ISBN

1-283-21396-6

9786613213969

1-4422-1209-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (249 p.)

Disciplina

616.85/212

Soggetti

Post-traumatic stress disorder

War - Psychological aspects

Soldiers - Mental health

Soldiers

Families of military personnel

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Foreword; Preface; An Introduction to Posttraumatic Stress Disorder; I Could Have Been the Poster Child for PTSD; Part of HimJust Didn't Come Home; Living with PTSD Has Become a Bearable Reality; I Look at Life Differently Now; A Part of Me Died That Night; I Believed I Did Not Have a Problem; He Thought I Was Telling Him He Was Crazy; I'll Never B What I Was Before; People Ask Me Where My Smile Went; We Walked Around on Eggshells; My Life Has Been Ruined; Many Thought His PTSD Was Bullshit; At Some Point the Soul Forms a Shield; I Long to Be Who I Was

I Had Planned to Have Myself ShotEvery Day Is a Struggle; Behind Locked Doors and with a Barbed Wire over the Fence; I Am Learning Not to Take It Personally When He Pushes Me Away; I Attempted Nine Suicides; I Was Certain I Was Going Crazy; One Owns Up to It Relatively Late; PTSD Has Totally Robbed Me of the Man I Married; I Feel Guilty for Everything; For Me, the War Is Still On; Nothing Will Ever Be the Same; I'm Looking Forward to My Future; All I Want Is Acceptance; I Want



People to Know That There Is Hope; It Was Always My Fault; I Have Made My Peace with It

Scars and Memories Will Remain in My SoulYou Think You Are the Only One; Glossary; Recommended Reading List; Acknowledgments; About the author

Sommario/riassunto

"Service members returning from deployment are often suffering from PTSD. Its symptoms include distressing flashbacks, memories and nightmares, aggression, memory problems, physical symptoms, loss of positive emotions, and withdrawal from society. When the War Never Ends tells the stories of those who have lived it themselves - affected veterans and active-duty personnel, as well as their spouses, from the U.S., Canada, Australia, and Germany, who were participants in various wars and peace missions. The stories will help family members better understand their loved ones by vividly demonstrating what a trauma survivor is feeling and going through"--