National PTSD Awareness Day

Today is National PTSD Awareness Day. 

Here are some things you  might not know about PTSD:

• Military veterans are not the only people that get PTSD (although the rate of PTSD in vets returning from the Middle East is frighteningly high).
• PTSD is not something people can "just get over."
• Telling people with PTSD to "stop dwelling on" the traumatic experience is not helpful.
• There is treatment for PTSD, which is fairly effective for most people.  However, it can take a long time and it's expensive.  Even with good treatment, symptoms may not go away completely.
• PTSD can be extremely debilitating.
• You can't tell just by looking at someone if they have PTSD.  Someone can seem pretty "normal" and still have PTSD.

If anyone has any questions, please feel free to post them.