PTSD In The Military

The door shuts. A heartbroken mother and her kids sit there in turmoil. Its happened over 4 times now and it’s just like the last. Their father, their supporter, has gone to war. Not very many people think about the life of a military child. These people think that they have the same output as everyone else, however that's not the case. If you ask a military child how life was when their significant relative was deployed; I guarantee the answer wouldn't be so positive. The man they knew before the military isn't the same man he is when he comes back. Everytime he comes back, he gets less and less like himself. The tight bonds of PTSD pull him down the ocean of dismay. Yanking him away from the surface of life itself. Not only is it hurting him, but it's also hurting his loved ones. I have personally gone through this, however, through adversity and strength, I got through. …show more content…
Most individuals just look at the soldiers life in general. They think about how hard his life is with deploying, etc, however, the impact of his life most relates to his children. There’s a discorder called PTSD; PTSD means Post Straumtic Stress Disorder. The basic definition of this PTSD is basically the after effects of a traumatic event that happened. This is very common in soldiers due to theme being in very traumtic events. PTSD can reach its roots all the way back to the very home of the family of the soldiers. When the soldiers comes home he brings back all the stresses which causes various problems within the family. The divorce rate for american soldiers families are 3.4%; a critical fact that pertains to the children's life. When my dad came home; he was less and less himself. He would argue for nothing and he would do nothing around the house. Our whole family grew to despise him and it caused massive despair in the