PTSD In The Diary Of Anne Frank

Place yourself in the shoes of the Jewish people that endured the Holocaust. Imagine how you would still feel to this day? Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health disorder and is caused by a horrible event that occurred in someone's life. People who suffer from PTSD, have trouble adjusting for weeks or sometimes even years. The disorder causes people to have flashbacks of the unwanted memories and nightmares of the event. People may freak out over a certain smell or sight of something, that brings back memories. PTSD will cause one to have trouble with their behavior and in their emotional stability. Furthermore, they get frightened easily and become very depressed. Children of the Holocaust suffered PTSD, …show more content…
Sometimes, the family could be hiding for years. The families would find a small place to hide, where the nazis officers wouldn't suspect them. They would find people they have high trust in, to go out and buy them small amounts of food and other goods they need to survive. A book called “The diary of Anne Frank”, was written by a Jewish teenager and is based on all true events. The book describes the hardships, both mentally and physically that Anne and her family had to endure. Imagine being a young child or teenager, locked up in a small space. Not being allowed to go out and feel the sun on your skin, hear the birds or smell the fresh air. You wouldn't see your friends or be able to participate in any social events, you would feel lonely, depressed or mentally unstable. Therefore, the children that were in the Holocaust, will never want to be confined in small rooms. When locked in small rooms, their PTSD may make them have flashbacks. They may feel claustrophobic. Claustrophobia, is the fear of small rooms or spaces. When in small areas, they may not be able to breathe or think clearly. The children may suffer with social issues, they may not known how to socialize properly since they were kept from the outside