True Life: I Have Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

What's it like to survive the nightmare of war but still be haunted by your experiences after returning to the US? One in five Iraq war veterans suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, a mental condition that can lead to extreme anxiety, insomnia, depression and even suicide. On this episode of True Life , you meet three young people struggling to overcome their PTSD so they can finally adjust to civilian life.

MTV | December 6, 2008

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