Double Whammy Effects On Women

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The Women in the Background Women in today’s military are more susceptible to contracting PTSD than ever before. With the asymmetrical battlefield in the conflict overseas women are under direct threat at all times. They can be ambushed, hit with an IED, or suffer an attack from a suicide bomber. Seeing as this is the first time that our femail soldiers have been faced with these deathly situations they are especially traumatized and begin to suffer from symptoms of PTSD including depression, paranoia, and anxiety. Women in deployment also suffer a “double whammy” effect because of the sexual abuse and assault they face from their fellow soldiers. This exemplifies Shay’s etiology of PTSD because all soldiers look to their fellow soldiers…show more content…
She experienced firefight situations and was forced to kill an insurgent while she was attached to a unit of Marines. One-day insurgents ambushed her unit and she was never tapped back as her squad mates retreated, thus was abandoned and being shot at. When she retreated she kicked her squad leader in the testicles to protest her abandonment. This was an especially traumatizing event to Morgan because she had been abandoned as a child and given to her grandparents. This shows that Shannon displays the “double whammy” effect that women with PTSD can suffer from. After her return from Iraq she often thought of suicide and would have flashbacks while she slept at night. She was diagnosed with combat PTSD and was told by her uncle that she should receive help before her conditions worsened. Luckily Shannon’s Uncle had served in the service during Vietnam and pushed her to get professional help. She is now receiving therapy and preparing to go to college for…show more content…
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