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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?


To: E who wrote (30787)10/3/2001 2:47:05 PM
From: Poet  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 82486
 
Yes, regardless of source (ie. wartime events, early childhood sexual abuse, or an event like 9-11, the symptoms of PTSD are the same. Your friend is wise, IMO, to approach them using the war analogy. Any thing that encourages them to talk and understand that the emotional flattening they're experiencing is legitimate and treatable.