Posttraumatic Posttraumatic Stress DisorderStress Disorder

Are You HelpingAre You HelpingOr Making It Worse?????Or Making It Worse?????

CompassionCompassion

You stay up for 16 You stay up for 16 hours.hours.

They stay up for They stay up for days on end.days on end.

No ShowerNo Shower

You take a warm You take a warm shower to help you shower to help you wake up.wake up.

They go days or They go days or weeks without weeks without running water.running water.

Moving ForwardMoving Forward

You complain of a You complain of a "headache", and "headache", and call in sick.call in sick.

They get shot at as They get shot at as others are hit, and others are hit, and they keep moving they keep moving forward.forward.

DeathDeath

Your safe at home.Your safe at home.

They aren’t even They aren’t even sure if they’ll ever sure if they’ll ever see home again.see home again.

Blood SpillBlood Spill

You talk trash You talk trash about your about your "buddies" that "buddies" that aren't with you.aren't with you.

They know they They know they may never see may never see some of their some of their buddies ever buddies ever again.again.

ProtestorsProtestors

You put on your You put on your anti war/don't anti war/don't support the troops support the troops shirt, and go meet shirt, and go meet up with your up with your friends.friends.

They still fight for They still fight for your rights to wear your rights to wear that shirt.that shirt.

RestingResting

You complain You complain about how hot it is.about how hot it is.

They wear their They wear their heavy gear, not heavy gear, not daring to take off daring to take off their helmets to their helmets to wipe their brow.wipe their brow.

ThinkingThinking

You go out to You go out to lunch, and lunch, and complain because complain because the restaurant got the restaurant got your order wrong.your order wrong.

They don't get to They don't get to eat today.eat today.

CleaningCleaning

Your maid makes Your maid makes your bed and your bed and washes your washes your clothes.clothes.

They wear the same They wear the same things for weeks, things for weeks, but make sure their but make sure their weapons are clean.weapons are clean.

RunningRunning

You go to the mall You go to the mall and get your hair and get your hair redone.redone.

They don't have They don't have time to brush their time to brush their teeth today.teeth today.

AngryAngry

You're angry You're angry because your class because your class ran 5 minutes over.ran 5 minutes over.

They’re told they They’re told they will be held over an will be held over an extra 2 months.extra 2 months.

UpsetUpset

You hug and kiss You hug and kiss your girlfriend, like your girlfriend, like you do everyday.you do everyday.

They hold their They hold their letters close and letters close and smell their loved-smell their loved-one's scent.one's scent.

AgonizingAgonizing

You roll your eyes You roll your eyes as a baby cries.as a baby cries.

He gets a letter He gets a letter with pictures of his with pictures of his new child, and new child, and wonders if they'll wonders if they'll ever meet.ever meet.

LovedLoved

You criticize your You criticize your government, and say government, and say that war never solves that war never solves anything.anything.

They see the innocent They see the innocent tortured and killed by tortured and killed by their own people and their own people and then they remember then they remember why they are fighting why they are fighting in the first place.in the first place.

Not So FunnyNot So Funny

You hear the jokes You hear the jokes about the war, and about the war, and make fun of the men make fun of the men & women serving.& women serving.

They hear the They hear the gunfire, bombs and gunfire, bombs and screams of the screams of the wounded.wounded.

Heart BrokenHeart Broken

You see only what You see only what the media wants the media wants you to see.you to see.

They see the They see the broken bodies lying broken bodies lying around them. around them. Especially bodies of Especially bodies of the young.the young.

DedicatedDedicated

You are asked to go You are asked to go to the store by your to the store by your parents. You don't.parents. You don't.

They do exactly They do exactly what they’re told what they’re told even if it puts their even if it puts their life in danger.life in danger.

TiredTired

You stay at home You stay at home and watch TV.and watch TV.

They take They take whatever time they whatever time they are given to call, are given to call, write home, sleep, write home, sleep, and eat.and eat.

AlertAlert

You sit around You sit around waiting for waiting for something to something to happen.happen.

They are alert and They are alert and going 24/7.going 24/7.

This IsThis IsNotNot

THE ENDTHE END

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