PTSD Patrol
Kathie Costos
September 23, 2018
This is for the majority of veterans in the US. Older, but unfortunately, not as wise as you should be when it comes to PTSD.
Veterans over the age of 50, are also the majority of veterans known to be committing suicide. Yep, that long after surviving combat, the battle to stay alive is lost all too often.
Most of it is because you thought you escaped all you went through while you were busy working, raising kids and doing what everyone does. Filling up time instead of relaxing.
Faced with retirement and other life changes, no longer too busy, time catches up with you. Suddenly it is as if you were hit by a sledgehammer when nightmares, flashbacks and mood swings take over. Not knowing what is going on, it is easy to get cranky.
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If you managed to "stuff it" then you may have been under the delusion you escaped what others did not. It is a huge shocker to find out you did not, especially when you are ready for your "golden years" when you are supposed to be enjoying life.
PTSD symptoms later in life from the VA Many older Veterans find they have PTSD symptoms even 50 or more years after their wartime experience. Some symptoms of PTSD include having nightmares or feeling like you are reliving the event, avoiding situations that remind you of the event, being easily startled, and loss of interest in activities. There are a number of reasons why symptoms of PTSD may increase with age:
Having retired from work may make your symptoms feel worse, because you have more time to think and fewer things to distract you from your memories.
Having medical problems and feeling like you are not as strong as you used to be also can increase symptoms.
You may find that bad news on the television and scenes from current wars bring back bad memories. You may have tried in the past to cope with stress by using alcohol or other substances. Then if you stop drinking late in life, without another, healthier way of coping, this can make PTSD symptoms seem worse.
PTSD symptoms can occur soon after a traumatic experience, but this is not always the case. Here are some common symptom patterns:
Some Veterans begin to have PTSD symptoms soon after they return from war. These symptoms may last until older age.
Other Veterans don't have PTSD symptoms until later in life.
For some Veterans, PTSD symptoms can be high right after their war experience, go down over the years, and then worsen again later in life.Even with all that, there are many things you need to learn, beginning with the biggest piece of news you need to hear. You can still heal! That's right! It does not matter how many years it has been since you got out of the military. Your life can still get so much better when you work on your life instead of working your life away.
Yesterday I went out to Rock and Brews for a car show. Love to see all the old cars I grew up with. These old cars were selected to be lovingly restored instead of ending up in a junk yard.
You can be lovingly restored too!
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