Fighting Fatigue

Being a soldier who is experiencing PTSD, it boggles the mind how they live their life as one.The feeling to be in prison from his or her own will to be a normal human being, veterans has troubles to overcome it. Enduring the stress, but by in their mind, it haunts them. PTSD (Post-traumatic stress disorder) is a condition that fails to recover from a traumatic experience. Fighting fatigue causes stress to the soldiers. Including infecting the mind that they are murderers instead of serving the country. It leaves them with regret and anxiety, which follows them to the best option, suicide. PTSD soldiers believe it is best to repay for those who have killed during the war. Soldiers who return home are likely to do erratic behaviors which could

HBO Documentary represents short clips from WWII and the Vietnam War, including, short interviews of soldiers who express their traumatic experiences when they first witness death. A woman, a mother, argued the fact her son was trained to be a killer and not be a human being. This had led the son to commit suicide in his truck, placing his dog tag on his forehead, and shot himself while being sober. He left his final letter to his mother to read, letting her know that he has this recurring thought of dying and deserving this punishment. Deserving the punishment to commit suicide to pay back the lives he took from the war. However, there is a way to help Veterans who are nowhere close to getting help. They can receive help from the comfort of their own home. “ ‘The benefits of providing psychiatric services via telemedicine are that it makes psychiatrists more available in different locations,’ says R. Andrew Harper, M.D., associate professor in the Department of Psychiatry... ‘... telemedicine is being used to reach out to these soldiers who are geographically displaced,’says Col. Ronald C. Poropatich, M.D., deputy director of the U.S. Army's” (Paragraph 4 and 10 in line 18 through 40 from Teleservices, by E-Health). This method can lessen the stress and budget for soldiers. Doctors and specialist are doing their best to research and

What the dogs can do is to stop them from pursuing on their thoughts from their traumatic experiences. It as well aids them to feel less lonesome whenever they are by themselves.This could be an option for soldiers who preferably do without medicine and therapy. Some studies say that it is far more beneficial for treating PTSD. “PTSD: natural products, alternative traditional medicines, mind-body medicine, manipulative practices, and other alternative therapies that do not fit into the first four classifications…. Herbal supplements serve as a complementary or alternative treatment …. Herbal supplements can help treat both the symptoms of PTSD and physical ailments....” (Paragraph 5 in line 30 through 35 from Alternative Treatments.) This alternative method will greatly improve to persuade PTSD patients to use. Many or some minorities prefer this method, because some may believe taking medicine is intoxicating. Which this resulted in being difficult to treat in few cases. This way this can soothe the stress and body. This will also improve exponentially if they change their diet with healthier food. It will improve their mental state and body! All these alternatives can be treatable as long the patient is persuaded enough to get