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                           VETERANS

                                         What is PTSD?

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) can develop after a person has lived through or been exposed to deeply traumatic or stressful experiences.
It may arise from ongoing exposure to distressing environments — such as growing up in a dysfunctional family or serving in a combat zone — where fear, tension, or danger are persistent.
PTSD can also result from a single overwhelming event, such as witnessing the death of a friend or experiencing a life-threatening incident firsthand.

​Symptoms

  1. Intrusive memories or flashbacks

    • Re-living the event as if it’s happening again

    • Distressing dreams or nightmares

    • Intense emotional or physical reactions to reminders

  2. Negative changes in mood and thinking

  3. Guilt about being a survivor and shame, or emotional numbness

  4. Feeling detached from others or losing interest in things once enjoyed

  5. Negative beliefs (“I’m bad,” “The world isn’t safe”)

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One news article cited “about 600,000 American veterans have been diagnosed with PTSD” in the Iraq/Afghanistan context. CBS News.

 

​​The VA’s quoted “11-20% have PTSD in a given year” for OEF/OIF vets also supports that range. NSF - National Science Foundation

                                                           

                                    The Psychedelic Breakthrough

Recent clinical research and a published study shows psilocybin-assisted therapy provides remission rates of 57% vs. 28% for escitalopram when treating

major depression. A headline-making 2025 study reported 67% of participants remained in remission up to five years after just a single psilocybin session.

Veterans

​Symptoms

  1. Intrusive memories or flashbacks

    • Re-living the event as if it’s happening again

    • Distressing dreams or nightmares

    • Intense emotional or physical reactions to reminders

  2. Negative changes in mood and thinking

  3. Guilt about being a survivor and shame, or emotional numbness

  4. Feeling detached from others or losing interest in things once enjoyed

  5. Negative beliefs (“I’m bad,” “The world isn’t safe”)

​

 

One news article cited “about 600,000 American veterans have been diagnosed with PTSD” in the Iraq/Afghanistan context. CBS News.

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​The VA’s quoted “11-20% have PTSD in a given year” for OEF/OIF vets also supports that range. NSF - National Science Foundation

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