Military Sexual Trauma remains one of the most under-discussed realities of military service. In this installment of Scars of Service, I share my own experience and the long shadow it cast over my life.
Category: PTSD
PTSD explains. It does not excuse. That’s called adulthood.
PTSD explains. It does not excuse. That’s called adulthood. ▌ There’s a sentence that makes people uncomfortable: PTSD explains behavior. It does not excuse it. Both halves matter. Trauma changes the brain. That isn’t weakness. That isn’t politics. That isn’t opinion. It’s neurology. Hypervigilance, emotional flooding, shutdown responses—those aren’t personality defects. They’re adaptations that once …
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