Soldiers train rigorously, preparing for the departure of war. They sacrifice all that they have to fight for their country. As they return after the war, they are left with painful experiences and traumatizing memories, suffering from their inevitable conditions. However, the spouse, families, and children back at home are suffering even more than soldiers. The war is something no one wants to go through. Soldiers train to fight for their country and for their very lives. In doing so, the war isn’t a pretty place to be in. Many soldiers have returned with diseases, missing limbs, and mental trauma. After fighting the war, numerous soldiers return home injured or has contracted some type of health condition or disease. “diseases such
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With the other spouse not around, the spouse has to stay home and take care of everything. That means the spouse must take “responsibility for the care of the home, children and finances” (The Impact of War: Mental Health of Veterans and Their Families). This responsibility may not seem that difficult, however, it can put immense amounts of stress on the spouse. Especially if the spouse must go to work, they then would have to find someone to watch their children and make sure that they will be alright. Financial issues can impact the amount of stress put on the spouse at home as well, because they want to make sure that they can support the family while the soldier is away. With all the stress and loneliness, the spouse may feel “anxious, lonely, sad and overwhelmed”. This can lead to other problems such as, “marital problems, domestic violence, sexual issues, depression and sleep disturbances”. The family suffers the most than the soldier because they have to deal with worrying about the children’s well-being and the family’s health while also stressing about other problems. There is little help for these families and they have to deal with it without any other support but themselves. On the other hand, even after the soldier’s return, there are still many problems that can occur. After the soldier’s return, they may return home with injuries, …show more content…
With the child not being able to understand the situation, they will act differently because they are trying to understand and figure out why their parent has to leave. This is very hard on the child and they suffer much more than the soldier. Children aren’t able to understand complex things and they need their parents to help them understand those complicated things. If the child is missing a parent’s presence, they will act and feel differently. Children shouldn’t have to suffer through this, but they do because there is no help with this type of problem. After waiting for their parent to return home, children still face many problems. PTSD as previously stated before can affect a soldier’s family and children. Children are affected by PTSD in both ways, from the soldier or from their experiences of the war. They watch their parent have night terrors, hallucinations and act like a completely different person. Evidently, the child will feel scared and overwhelmed because that’s not the parent they use to know and furthermore, the soldier will want to separate themselves from the ones they love because of fear, making the child feel even more neglected and scared. Some children, unfortunately, have been involved in the war because of the draft and
With the other spouse not around, the spouse has to stay home and take care of everything. That means the spouse must take “responsibility for the care of the home, children and finances” (The Impact of War: Mental Health of Veterans and Their Families). This responsibility may not seem that difficult, however, it can put immense amounts of stress on the spouse. Especially if the spouse must go to work, they then would have to find someone to watch their children and make sure that they will be alright. Financial issues can impact the amount of stress put on the spouse at home as well, because they want to make sure that they can support the family while the soldier is away. With all the stress and loneliness, the spouse may feel “anxious, lonely, sad and overwhelmed”. This can lead to other problems such as, “marital problems, domestic violence, sexual issues, depression and sleep disturbances”. The family suffers the most than the soldier because they have to deal with worrying about the children’s well-being and the family’s health while also stressing about other problems. There is little help for these families and they have to deal with it without any other support but themselves. On the other hand, even after the soldier’s return, there are still many problems that can occur. After the soldier’s return, they may return home with injuries, …show more content…
With the child not being able to understand the situation, they will act differently because they are trying to understand and figure out why their parent has to leave. This is very hard on the child and they suffer much more than the soldier. Children aren’t able to understand complex things and they need their parents to help them understand those complicated things. If the child is missing a parent’s presence, they will act and feel differently. Children shouldn’t have to suffer through this, but they do because there is no help with this type of problem. After waiting for their parent to return home, children still face many problems. PTSD as previously stated before can affect a soldier’s family and children. Children are affected by PTSD in both ways, from the soldier or from their experiences of the war. They watch their parent have night terrors, hallucinations and act like a completely different person. Evidently, the child will feel scared and overwhelmed because that’s not the parent they use to know and furthermore, the soldier will want to separate themselves from the ones they love because of fear, making the child feel even more neglected and scared. Some children, unfortunately, have been involved in the war because of the draft and