critical thinking 03 PTSD- wvuhockey

Brannan Vines has never been to war. But she’s got a warrior’s skills:
– There are many ways that you can aquire warrior skills. Any given civillian in the wrong neighborhood can aquire these kind of symptoms.
– A woman who gets done a late shift of work in the city is going to be on edge and very tempted to act out against a stranger. Hypervigilance sounds innocuous, but it is in fact exhaustingly distressing, a conditioned response to life-threatening situations.

– It is a very common thing to get married young when the male is heading for deployment. They make more money are are allowed to live with their spouse if they are married. A lot of times the wife is young and sees an option for a stable relationship so they agree, even with only being with each other for a short period of time. A few years down the line when the husband gets back from his term, is when the problems start popping up. His ptsd kicks in and eventually she starts to get used to him acting out. Every time she hears a loud noise, she gets nervous feeling in her gut because shes expecting her husband to get worked up. So in a way ptsd is contagous because it does affect everyone close to the, so called, “infected” individual.

– By this point, you might be wondering, and possibly feeling guilty about wondering, why Brannan doesn’t just get divorced? The way you feel about and care about someone doesnt change just because they act differently. If you love someone you cant just let them suffer. You do everything you can to make the relation work and fight through anything. The person didnt do anything wrong do deserve a divorce. Going into this relationship they should know the possible outcomes that are associated with it. You signed up for this, you cant just jump ship. Yeah she might be scared but she will always hold on to the thought of one day him getting better and they can live a normal life