Trauma In American Sniper

The movie “American Sniper” displays a tough guy named Chris, who stumbles on getting PTSD. The first part of PTSD is the traumatic event. A trauma is an event in which there is exposure to or there is a direct experience with serious injury or with something harmful. There could be intense violence, and death. The presence of fear and the feeling of helplessness can be intensely subjective, or inconsistent to the event itself. Chris begins to understand the importance to be the protector of his own family, but still Chris did experienced trauma continuously and intensely.
When a trauma is experienced most victims show at least some ongoing psychic pain and difficulties adjusting to daily routine, but then eventually return to the normal …show more content…
He works as a sniper on the battlefield. He has seen that the worst experiences comes from war. He had killed lots of people, including women and children and in the movie. The movie portrays that all of these choices are reasonable to make. For example, he did not hesitate at first to shoot a child that was clearly about to kill American soldiers, but also then watches his close friends die in front of him. Since Chris believes that he needs to protect US military lives, he stays in the military. When enemies attack his men, he shoots them. Then when the enemy injures Biggles, one of his close friends, he becomes furious, and wants to take revenge. The enemy sniper shoots his men, he shoots the enemy sniper. Then he believes he needs to protect soldiers, so he becomes infuriated with his wife. Whenever he feels threatened by her prying, he tries his best to act …show more content…
He remains routinely sharp and competent on the battlefield, but then during his brief return into the normal society, and home life there were some noticeable signs of the disorder in the movie. He started to notice that there was something about him, and that in a certain scene he was very uncomfortable in his own skin, became really anxious about being away from the battlefield, and was lost in thought which were memories related to his war experiences. He is also forcefully opposed his wife’s efforts to discuss his experiences, even though he was unable to relax, since he could go not easily go back into his old life and could not return to his amiable personality. The joy in his life was missing. From being a happy person he became someone who was always irritable and guarded his ego at home continuously. He was easily ticked off when lawnmowers sound went off, and unnecessarily panicked when his infant cries.These difficulties are relatively mild and brief compared to the classic PTSD situations. His symptoms are triggered when he repeatedly returns to the battlefield after each consecutive battle. The symptoms became more intense, and in his last battle he showed some reasonable judgment as he decides to put a large group of American soldiers at risk in an effort to capture an important