PTSD sufferer
Haunted by past
A PTSD sufferer is someone who experiences post-traumatic stress disorder—a mental health condition triggered by witnessing or experiencing traumatic events.
The term appears in clinical contexts and advocacy: PTSD sufferers may experience flashbacks, nightmares, and severe anxiety.
Some prefer "person with PTSD" to avoid defining someone by their condition.
- traumaLasting psychological wound
- war zoneArea of active conflict
- flashbackInvoluntary past memory
- night terrorsFrightening partial-arousal episodes
- nightmareFrightening dream causing wakefulness
survivor · veteran · trigger · loud noises · hypervigilance · anxiety · combat · shell-shocked · haunted · intrusive · startle · dissociation · therapy · healing · numbness · avoidance · memory · wounded
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