I stand with President Bush on the issue of “PTSD”... Dubya insists upon dropping the word “Disorder” from the phrase, and insists that people start recognizing it as a condition that is actually an injury.
“Disorder” brings a stigma, like there is something “wrong” with the sufferer... when perhaps the problem is that someone is expecting to be able to bear the sudden change from being effectively abandoned in a hostile, dangerous environment to one at home... of no expectations, ambivalence, and casual disconnectedness.
It sucks coming home from war, and not having anyone to relate to.
They need to get back to calling it “Shellshock.”