How to Deal With Post-War Stress

Post-war Stress went through many names in the past. They used to call it "shell shock" and "battle fatigue." With the Vietnam War, Post-war Stress came to be called "post-traumatic stress disorder." This is one way the human mind tries to come to grips with a recent--or past--extremely stressful event. Usually this kind of event challenges one's understanding of reality.

Instructions

Difficulty: Challenging

1. Know that you may have post-war stress if you're experiencing a lot of anger, depression, anxiety or any other type of stress-related emotion. Seek assistance as soon as possible if you feel different and stressed out after a recent combat related engagement.
2. Try to take care of it as soon as you suspect that you may have post-war stress. Get with a therapist that specializes in post-war stress as soon as possible. Let all your feelings come to the front and let the therapist do what she can to help you.
3. Try to engage your post-war stress by visiting a psychotherapist. This person has several tricks in the bag to help you weed out the sources of your troubles. Once you get to the roots, the psychotherapist may be able to help you heal.
4. Take post-war-stress prescription drugs. You're psychotherapist would be able to identify which ones you need. Give them time to take effect.
5. Join a veterans group as part of your short term and long term efforts to combat post-war stress. This is a group of people who've had the same or similar experience in the combat zone. Once you find out that you're not alone, that others like you are going through this, you find it easier to get your feelings out. And to learn from others how they're dealing with post-war stress.