A Correction

A group of veterans, myself included, has decided that the diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder is erroneous. We believe the the proper term is post-traumatic stress reaction. We do not think that reacting adversely to violence is a disorder. It is, rather, a NORMAL reaction. A normal human being SHOULD react to violence. There is nothing "disorder" about it.

The reaction and the difficulties it may cause for the veteran, family and friends may be a disorder but those are symptoms, not the problem. So we think it's time to stop labeling combat veterans as post-traumatic stress disorderly. They are as normal as can be. That's why they react like that.