Nobody can deny that post-traumatic stress disorder is complex.
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Updated 6 years ago,April 11, 2019
It only happens to soldiers.
Its the result of immense trauma.
Craig Adderley
It is impossible to diagnose.
Unspoken: and you have not earned the title.
Nobody can deny that post-traumatic stress disorder is complex.
Nobody me, least of all will tell you its easy to diagnose or treat.
Were used to thinking of it as extreme outbursts of violence, strange behavior, inexplicable fear.
There is a lot to it, too the bad episodes are just when its the most visible.
If anything, PTSD is about what you dont do as much as it is about what you do.
Its about the friends you dont see.
Its about the calls you dont pick up.
Its about the guilt, the weight that only gets heavier as you isolate yourself more.
Its about the moment when the phone stops ringing.
Its about the voice at the back of your head getting this bit louder by the day.
Its about the moment when youre too tired to fight it anymore.
PTSD isnt just moments of extreme action.
Its a never-ending drip-drip-drip of stress, a slow water torture that never, ever seems to end.
And its not enough for you to have a strong friend group.
You have to reach out yourself, and turn off the tap.
