National PTSD Awareness Day 2021
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is said to be a condition of persisting mental and emotional stress which happens as the result of being injured or subjected to psychological shock.It typically involves sleep disturbance continuous vivid recall of various experiences. This is usually coupled with with dulled interactions with both others and the world.
I was told I had ptsd as evidenced by my attempts to maintain homeostasis in a clench with gritting teeth and general tensioning of skeletal muscles. I also experience a lot of 'flashback' activity reliving trigger moments repeatedly.
I was also told that this was part of a coping mechanism that I devised on my own at a subconscious level — and many are not so lucky. The description was characterized as 'coming to grips' with my environment despite my aversion to that which exists within it.
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I think that an ability to cope has to be cultivated over time and yes, early on it may be quite difficult. Many require professional assistance and guidance to get through it all.
National PTSD Awareness Day has been set aside to create awareness regarding Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. It is held each June 27. It was designated by the US Senate in 2010. In 2014 the Senate declared the entirety of June as PTSD Awareness Month.
Now, it is stated in the literature that some 7% of adults will have Post Traumatic Stress Disorder with women more likely than men.
Veterans are a group with high incidence for ptsd, but I acquired my stressors somewhat prior to my enlistment.
As such I think it may have actually helped me to cope with some of the ridiculous bootcamp mess that I understand much more at this stage of the game.
So if you know someone with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder you are witnessing an individual who has experienced a level of life with which they failed to cope. It's not always "shell shock" and many surpass these events and move on from them. I still have the clench and muscular spasm and tension with gritting of teeth ... but that's it.
I think I got off lucky. So did a few others from my past as long as they never encounter me again.