For nearly forty years, my best friend lived with the symptoms of PTSD: hyper-vigilance, sleeplessness, nightmares, flashbacks, rage, dissociation, depression, obsessive-compulsive and self-abusive behavior, avoidance and isolation, and a fixation on suicide. Much of her life was a horrific struggle that spiraled slowly downward over the years. But she never sought treatment for post-traumatic stress […]
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