August 25, 2025

AF-1137: The Aftermath You Didn’t Expect: PTSD and Its Early Signs


For generations, families quietly wondered why a veteran ancestor drank too much, kept to themselves, startled at loud noises, or refused to talk about the war. Some were labeled “nervous,” “moody,” or “difficult.” Others disappeared from family life altogether — emotionally, or sometimes physically.

But we now understand what they couldn’t name: post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD.

Though the term didn’t exist until decades later, the effects were already showing. And for family historians, this hidden aftermath of war can explain behaviors, disappearances, and long-standing family rifts...

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