Critical Reading-yeezygod21

Is PTSD Contagious?

• Brannan has never been to war.
• Although Brannan is warrior, she has skills hyperawareness, hypervigilance, and adrenaline-sharp quick-scanning for danger, for triggers. Super stimuli-sensitive.
• However, she suddenly encounter that every sound was too cognizant.
• Caleb was sent to Iraq twice in his military career and suffered PTSD or traumatic brain injury
• Caleb has been home since 2006 which gives enough time for the PTSD symptoms to spread.
• Brannan’s nervous system spiking on regular.
• They live in small town in southwest corner of Alabama which there is limited noise.
• The cat padding around. The air conditioner whooshes, a clock ticks. When a sound erupts Caleb screams at Brannan because she’s just woken him up from a nightmare
• Caleb and Brannan are arm’s length this indicates that they both are dangerous for each other.
• How can they watch Netflix? Netflix can include war movies, documentaries for news, horror.
• They have specialized German shepherd for PTSD veterans such as Caleb to keep him in check. When the dog barks, how can it help Caleb because he is nuisance to noises?
• Brennan cannot do laundry due to noises of the washer and dryer.
• Brennan and Caleb are exposed to the light like the sun they are not capable of the darkness. The light represents happiness and darkness represents sadness.
• We see a significant change both Brennan and Caleb. Caleb at age 22 was living a healthier life. Now he is gain weight and does not look how he used too.
• PTSD not only a condition but can change physical nature of the human body.