Gilberto recently returned from the war and was not feeling like his normal self. Each night, he has been tormented by nightmares of gunfire and bombs and has not been getting much sleep. He frequently feels guilty and jumps at the smallest unexpected movement. In an effort to reconnect with his friends, Gilberto attended a party hosted by one of them on July 4th. However, things quickly took a turn for the worse when someone let off fireworks and Gilberto had an extreme negative reaction to it. Gilberto has Post Traumatic Stress Disorder which is a condition that causes a person who has experienced a traumatic event to experience severe or lasting effects. Symptoms of PTSD can appear after a short amount of time, such as six months, or years
