Stepout with Tebo to battle PTSD

Even though post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is commonly associated with veterans of the military, it can affect anyone who has survived a natural disaster, physical abuse, or any other traumatic event. The good news is that post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can be treated with the assistance of a trained professional. On top of that, I am here to dispel the myth that PTSD is always associated with being a soldier in combat.

Non-combat stressors can also cause PTSD

PTSD can also develop from non-combat stressors, such as military sexual trauma, training accidents, or witnessing other traumatic events during service.

“The key is being exposed to a traumatic event,” said U.S. Air Force Col. Larry Kroll, deputy chief of the Defense Health Agency’s behavioral health clinical management team.

“Threatened death, actual or threatened serious injury, actual or threatened sexual violence—there are all kinds of traumatic experiences that qualify,” he said. These noncombat-related traumas include car accidents, mass shootings, natural disasters, physical, sexual, and emotional abuse.

Although physical and mental abuse are stressors in and of themselves, Tebo demonstrates firsthand that PTSD is not limited to combat.