[b]Post Traumatic Stress Disorder[/b] (modern term: [b]PTSD[/b]) is a [[crazy|mental disorder]] that can develop after a person is exposed to a very traumatic event, such as [[rape|sexual assault]], [[war]]fare, traffic collisions, or other threats on a person's life. Frequent among [[soldier]]s, it used to be called [b]Shell Shock[/b] ([[World War I]]) and [b]Combat Fatigue[/b] ([[World War II]]) in the past.  

Symptoms may include: paranoia, overvigilance, concealment of [[handgun]]s and other weapons for easy access, fear of unexisting treats, disturbing thoughts, feelings, or dreams related to the events (usually war flashbacks in most veterans); mental or physical distress to trauma-related cues; attempts to avoid trauma-related cues and alterations in how a person thinks and feels. 

The most severe cases may feature trauma-related visual and auditory "hallucinations":https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hallucination with mental disturbances (such as severe "depression":https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depression_(mood)) that could lead to [[suicide]] or full-on "psychosis":https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychosis and loss of contact with reality.

h4. See also
* [[Thousand yard stare]]
* [[The Two-Thousand Yard Stare]]
* [[Soldier Boy (The Boys)]]
* [[Black Noir]]
* [[Korean War]]
* [[Vietnam War]]
** [[John Rambo]]
* [[War in Afghanistan]]
* [[Russo-Ukrainian War]]