Psychological Toll Of Wars In Afghanistan And Iraq Mounts As Veterans Return Home -- NBC
Sergeant Louis Loftus first noticed something was wrong when a simple picture brought him to tears. “I came home on mid-tour leave and I was showing some family members pictures of my deployment,” said the veteran, 24, who served in Afghanistan. “And just from seeing a picture that reminded me of something where someone had been killed...right there I just started crying.” By the time he was home from his second deployment he was plagued by a sleep disorder and nightmares, followed by anxiety and the impulse to isolate himself from his loved ones. Eventually he was diagnosed with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.
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