Bringing The Battle Home
by Terril Heilman
Title
Bringing The Battle Home
Artist
Terril Heilman
Medium
Mixed Media - Digital Art
Description
I am a Vietnam veteran with PTSD. This piece is my Attempt to explain how PTSD affects the veteran's life and the lives of their children. To the veteran with PTSD, the Spector of battle never leaves him or her - he or she continues to wear battle armor in the form of psychological defenses - never lowering their guard, living with heightened anxiety, as well as depression. Without ever saying a word to them, some of their children will also be afflicted with secondary PTSD. The futures of those children with secondary PTSD will be limited - perhaps even shortened by their secondary PTSD. This is just one of the hidden, long term effects of war that is not being addressed by our nation.
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June 1st, 2018
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