The injuries that aren't visible on our nations service men and women face challenges for military families all over the world. Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a serious mental condition that can develop after a person has been through or witnessed a traumatic event. This is a lasting consequence of traumatic experiences that is said to cause "Fear, Helplessness or intense horror". However, this disorder can also effect the families of victims. It is said that families with a member with ptsd are characterized by more anxiety, unhappiness, marital problems and behavioral problems. This picture depicts the pressures put on our soldiers. The US military suicide rate grew an unsettling 15% in 2012. Now not only to families have to worry if their loved one is alive while deployed, they still must give extensive care for their troop when they come home, especially those suffering from ptsd.
Being from a family with a brother in the Marines, i understand how hard it is just to have a family member serving our country. The feeling of first finding out a loved one is going into the military and then in my case, being deployed to afghanistan is one of the most stressful and unsettling feelings. Never knowing if they are mentally sane, safe and healthy is definitely a gigantic weight on my families shoulders. However, everyone must maintain a happy face and cool composure when he calls and says that he had a rough week, because of the understanding of what war can do to an individual .
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