Word: ptsd
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...PTSD has been around as long as human traumas have, but it's only recently that experts have truly understood it. People with PTSD suffer repeated nightmares and flashbacks. They may sometimes feel emotionally flattened and at other times be given to outbursts. They become compulsively watchful, and some may begin dulling all these feelings with alcohol or drugs. Left alone, PTSD can become completely disabling. Treatment with a trained therapist, however, can be marvelously straightforward. Reliving the experiences in a controlled way--by talking about them, calling them up and laying them bare--strips them of their power...