When the War Never Ends
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When the War Never Ends

The Voices of Military Members with PTSD and Their Families

  1. 249 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

When the War Never Ends

The Voices of Military Members with PTSD and Their Families

About this book

The chances of service members developing PTSD after military-related traumas is, according to a U.S. study, at least 30 percent. The effects of PTSD can be devastating, ranging, for example, from distressing flashbacks, nightmares, sleep disorders, physical symptoms, irritability, aggressions, memory and concentration problems. These symptoms often cause severe impairment in all areas of life and may lead to despair and hopelessness. PTSD is neither a localized nor a temporary problem. Here, Leah Wizelman relates the true stories of service members from different service branches and ranks from the United States, Canada, Australia, and Germany, who were participants in various wars (Vietnam, Gulf war, Iraq, Afghanistan, Grenada) and peace missions (Kosovo, Bosnia, Croatia, Cambodia, Somalia, Cyprus, Haiti). They talk openly about their lives after trauma and share their fates with the reader. Spouses of affected military members also tell their stories. They talk about the challenges loved ones face when living with a partner with PTSD, how it affects their children, and how they manage to cope. As these stories show all too vividly, military-related PTSD has not been dealt with effectively or with enough empathy or sympathy. Those affected by PTSD will realize that they are not alone in their suffering, and others will gain insight into the realities of this challenging mental disorder.

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Table of contents

  1. Foreword
  2. Preface
  3. An Introduction to 
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
  4. Stories from PTSD Sufferers and Their Families
  5. Chapter 1: I Could Have Been 
the Poster Child for PTSD
  6. Chapter 2: Part of Him
 Just Didn’t Come Home
  7. Chapter 3: Living with PTSD Has Become a Bearable Reality
  8. Chapter 4: I Look at 
Life Differently Now
  9. Chapter 5: A Part of 
Me Died That Night
  10. Chapter 6: I Believed I Did 
Not Have a Problem
  11. Chapter 7: He Thought I Was Telling Him He Was Crazy
  12. Chapter 8: I’ll Never Be 
What I Was Before
  13. Chapter 9: People Ask Me 
Where My Smile Went
  14. Chapter 10: We Walked
 Around on Eggshells
  15. Chapter 11: My Life Has Been Ruined
  16. Chapter 12: Many Thought His
PTSD Was Bullshit
  17. Chapter 13: At Some Point the 
Soul Forms a Shield
  18. Chapter 14: I Long to Be Who I Was
  19. Chapter 15: I Had Planned
 to Have Myself Shot
  20. Chapter 16: Every Day Is a Struggle
  21. Chapter 17: Behind Locked Doors and with a Barbed Wire over the Fence
  22. Chapter 18: I Am Learning Not to Take It Personally When He Pushes Me Away
  23. Chapter 19: I Attempted Nine Suicides
  24. Chapter 20: I Was Certain 
I Was Going Crazy
  25. Chapter 21: One Owns Up to 
It Relatively Late
  26. Chapter 22: PTSD Has Totally Robbed Me of the Man I Married
  27. Chapter 23: I Feel Guilty for Everything
  28. Chapter 24: For Me, the War Is Still On
  29. Chapter 25: Nothing Will 
Ever Be the Same
  30. Chapter 26: I’m Looking Forward 
to My Future
  31. Chapter 27: All I Want Is Acceptance
  32. Chapter 28: I Want People to Know 
That There Is Hope
  33. Chapter 29: It Was Always My Fault
  34. Chapter 30: I Have Made 
My Peace with It
  35. Chapter 31: Scars and Memories Will Remain in My Soul
  36. Chapter 32: You Think You 
Are the Only One
  37. Glossary
  38. Recommended Reading List
  39. Acknowledgments
  40. About the Author