PTSD Episode 1 - “Welcome to Mortaritaville”

2023-03-13

Each year millions of Americans are diagnosed with some form of PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) and likely millions more that never report symptoms. While there have been major strides in mental health awareness and treatment, there are still tons we about the disorder that is unknown or misunderstood. Unlike a health issue with someone heart where a doctor can have concrete signs that lead to a proper diagnosis, the brain is a very abstract organ that has a complexity which matches the population on earth.

Each year millions of Americans are diagnosed with some form of PTSD (Post

Traumatic Stress Disorder) and likely millions more that never report symptoms.

While there have been major strides in mental health awareness and treatment,

there are still tons we about the disorder that is unknown or misunderstood.

Unlike a health issue with someone heart where a doctor can have concrete signs

that lead to a proper diagnosis, the brain is a very abstract organ that has a

complexity which matches the population on earth.

Sure there are “common” signs and symptoms, but the blunt reality is, every

person is wired a little different and what works for one person doesn’t mean that

the same thing will work for the next person.

While we as a society may not have all the reasons and rhyme as to why and how

PTSD can impact some but not others, the one thing that we can do as a society is,