In Christmas in the Trenches, it is stated that “Life in the trenches was abominable. Continuous sniping, machine gun fire and artillery shelling took a deadly toll.” Day by day these soldiers would hear loud noises and that can affect them later on in life. Most soldiers that go to war have come home with ringing in the ears. The actual emotional effects of war on soldiers can be painful and it seems unfair to the family as well. PTSD and shell shock are the brains attempts to cope with trauma and failing to do so. While PTSD in soldiers, the suffering will come up when re-experiencing the trauma they went through in war, when they dream, or when they think or close their
In Christmas in the Trenches, it is stated that “Life in the trenches was abominable. Continuous sniping, machine gun fire and artillery shelling took a deadly toll.” Day by day these soldiers would hear loud noises and that can affect them later on in life. Most soldiers that go to war have come home with ringing in the ears. The actual emotional effects of war on soldiers can be painful and it seems unfair to the family as well. PTSD and shell shock are the brains attempts to cope with trauma and failing to do so. While PTSD in soldiers, the suffering will come up when re-experiencing the trauma they went through in war, when they dream, or when they think or close their