PTSD In Soldier's Heart

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PTSD (soldiers heart) “is a condition that can develop after you have gone a life-threatening event.” The symptoms that you have when experiencing PTSD (soldier’s heart) are Depression, Self-blame, guilt, shame, anger (aggressive behavior), Alcohol or drug abuse. Gary Paulsen wrote a book called Soldier's Heart to show some of the symptoms of PTSD or Soldier's Heart. Gary Paulsen’s book Soldier's Heart is about a 15-year-old boy who decides to join the army the army at 15 and because of the he develops PTSD (soldiers heart) he starts to become Suicidal and develops aggressive behavior and survivor's guilt. Therefore, this shows that Charley has developed soldier's heart or PTSD.

One of the symptoms of PTSD that Charley develops over time

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