Treating War’s Toll on the Mind Response Paper – By Aisha Pitt 03/12/2010 In reading this article written by Betsy Streisand it is apparent that thousands of soldiers suffer from Post Traumatic Stress disorder during and after combat. When they suffer from being traumatized during the war, and when they are still in combat, little help is made available to the soldiers and they are soon pushed back into the war before they have the chance to fully heal. When a soldier returns home with PTSD they have the inability to turn the switch from soldier to a regular citizen. They can return with depression and anxiety because they can feel like there is a complete lack of safety for them and their family. Soldiers have a hard time integrating
I remember when Hall of Fame quarterbacks Steve Young and Troy Aikman both were forced into retirement after suffering several concussions. When I first heard about the reasons why they were retiring I didn’t get it. I had never considered concussions a big deal and wondered why this was forcing them out of the game. I had no idea just how serious concussions are. It is people like me, who had no idea just how serious a concussion could be, who are now wondering why the NFL hasn’t done a better job at educating its players and the families of its players on the potential dangers, risks and long term effects involved with suffering football related concussions.
What Challenges were faced by Australian veterans and their families after the Vietnam War and why? I would like to start by referring to source c, Allan Handley felt guilty for killing people, He says this guilt will probably stay around for the rest of his life. Allan also states that the troops and him were not accepted when they returned home, which is alienation from the public. Source A & B suffer from Post Traumatic stress disorder and it impacts their everyday life. Vietnam War caused a lot of different things including Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
This text reveals that inner conflict can be catalyzed by conflict within war and the poor living environments of which many children and families struggle to survive in everyday. Only the strongest soldiers return survivors of war however “We may wish it were not so, but action amounts to identity. We become what we do.” Living after surviving war is not something every soldier can cope with. Millions of people die fighting a few survive physically however most are affected psychologically or emotionally. Soldiers are stuck with an experience unlike any other known to man, stuck with memories and images of what it's like to be hunted by another man.
John Wade tried to make something of himself, but his past shooting of a fellow soldier and his “participation” in the My Lai Massacre, came back to ruin him in his run for a seat in the U.S. Senate. He also suffered from flashbacks to his war years and from what seems to be undiagnosed multiple personality disorder. His other persona was his nickname in Vietnam, Sorcerer. This book is a discussion of how soldiers relieve their experiences in war every day of their lives and how they can influence all aspects of their lives, from jobs to
It may be because there is a stigma about going to get help being associated weakness or maybe soldiers feel like talking about their time during deployment brings up the memories of what they’ve done, seen, or experienced. This is a real social problem that has affected and is affecting most I would go as far as to say all soldiers go through, as well as self medication either through the use a magnanimous amount of alcohol or the use of both alcohol and un-prescribed medication. Soldiers in Mike platoon soon come forward with the truth of the circumstances surrounding Mike death. It seemed that Mike was distraught about what happened while he was driving his humvee in Iraq; Mike was told to never stop driving while on a transport. Regrettably during one of the drives a child strayed into the road and Mike was pressured into continuing to drive.
When I first went to fight, mom I didn’t know what to expect at all. They made it seem like if I defeated the enemy I would be a hero, but no one ever proved how dangerous it really is. I can’t even explain the feeling; you would have to be in my shoes to understand. Most of us definitely learned the horror of trench warfare as we lost the war by being the victims of the first poison gas attack. More than 6000 Canadians lost their lives, I’m just thankful that I am here today to write you this
The essays “Why Soldier Won’t Talk,” by John Steinbeck, and “Ambush” by Tim O’Brien, are both about their own personal experiences in war. The authors explain the awful life or death choices the soldiers must decide and consequently deal with for the real of their lives. Although both of the authors have experienced war, their viewpoints and descriptions of war are incredibly different from each other. In the essay, “Why Soldier Won’t Talk,” Steinbeck directly avoids using the word “I,” and instead speaks in second person references. Steinbeck wants the reader to understand the harsh and difficult living conditions the soldiers are living in.
Soldiers tend to avoid environments that remind them of the event, have nightmares and flashbacks of the experience, which can be triggered by everyday sights and sounds. This is not a normal way of life fearing your surrounding, the sights and sounds you once loved and enjoyed. How is going to war and experiencing all of these traumatic events in front of your eyes on a daily basis not constitute enough evidence for a soldier to have a legitimate case of PTSD. Soldiers did not sign up to come back mentally different to the way they left. They signed up to protect and serve
I joined General Wilsons Regiment, of which Captain Folletts Battery was in charge. Although my decision to enlist had been predetermined, there was an overwhelming abundance of propaganda that was downright humerous. Even before I began training, I knew I was less than ideal in terms of fitness; the training was nasty work. Most soldiers found more monotony than the excitement they were expecting, but I was prepared in terms of my mindset. Unfortunately I wasn’t so in training.