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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

My Southern Grandfather: Secret Sacrifice

May 30, 2016 by Jenni Brennison Leave a Comment
Pop, age 19, just after he enlisted.

My Grandfather Crowder loved a good summer storm. He would sit on his screened-in porch, cigarette in hand, lost in the cacophony of thunder and rain, enveloped in an olfactory overload of decay and rebirth. Even as a child, I sensed these moments were too sacred to disturb. If my cousins were visiting, we would … [Read more…]

Posted in: News Feed, Our Voices, Staff Tagged: grandfather, Memorial Day, North Carolina, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, World War II, WWII

To the “Person” of a PTSD Sufferer

March 3, 2016 by Bailey Morgan Scoresby Leave a Comment
photo by Blondinrikard Froberg

I tend to pick the movie that has been out for several weeks. The longer they’re out, the less people there will be in the audience. I pick the middle seat on the back row so that no one is behind me. No one will kick my seat. No one will be crunching popcorn. No … [Read more…]

Posted in: News Feed, Our Voices Tagged: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, rape, sexual abuse, sexual assault, survivior