Hey, kids. Let’s talk about dad, for a minute.

Maybe you are the child of a father serving in the military. Or maybe your daddy has just come back from the war, but he seems a little different. Sometimes you catch daddy’s hands shaking and sometimes you see daddy constantly checking the ADT home security system before everyone goes to bed. Sometimes daddy seems quiet or irritable and sometimes daddy doesn’t look happy.

No, you’re daddy isn’t mad at you and it isn’t your fault. What your daddy could be suffering from is PTSD or Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is a severe anxiety disorder that can happen when your daddy sees and experiences too much pain or fear. This could involve getting hurt, seeing a friend die or almost dying himself. And while your dad might look the same as he did before, there is a lot that he is thinking about and sometimes he could be imagining the past on the field.

Unfortunately, there isn’t a whole lot that you can do for daddy and, a lot of the time, PTSD is something that mommies and daddies need to sort out with the doctors. What you can do, though, is to be there for your daddy and let him know that you love him. Despite what he may say or do, daddy isn’t mad at you and he isn’t trying to hurt you. He’s just scared.

Posted: March 23rd, 2012 under Uncategorized.
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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a severe form of an anxiety disorder. PTSD stems from acute stress disorder lasting over 30 days. This type of anxiety involves the threat of death to oneself or someone else. It normally results from psychological trauma and is a common part of the military experience. A psychological trauma can come from a bullying, rape, attack, or war. It is a frequent reaction after violence has taken place.
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Posted: October 13th, 2011 under Uncategorized.
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Coping with the loss of friends while on duty can be extremely difficult. You will not be able to say your goodbyes in person, and therefore may have a hard time finding closure. Additionally, you may suffer some guilt from not being able to completely support the individuals that are left behind when a friend passes away.

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Posted: October 12th, 2011 under Uncategorized.
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Posted: October 9th, 2011 under Uncategorized.
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According to the National Institute of Mental Health, Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is defined as “an anxiety disorder that some people get after seeing or living through a dangerous event”. As human beings it is normal for us to be anxious, frightened or disconnected when we experience something traumatic, these feelings usually fade away with time allowing for us to move on and enjoy life again, however, individuals with PTSD are so overwhelmed by the trauma that they fail to overcome these feelings and Read more »

Posted: October 5th, 2011 under Uncategorized.
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