Life After Returning Home Essay

When veterans return home from war most people would think it is a sense of relief, or maybe even a blessing. Most people do not realize how accustomed people get to life in war. Coming home is an issue and it is a growing issue for returning veterans. Veterans are not able to jump back in to society’s civilian life, they struggle with even the simple everyday tasks. We do not know the horrors veterans have faced away from home but we do know that it is not easy going to war. I believe that more veterans are developing Post Traumatic Stress Disorder after returning home. This issue should be addressed because of the many things veterans have done for our country. Veterans fight for our freedom, risk their own lives, and help us fight battles

While everyone normally feels alone and lonesome once in a while after some sad event in our lives, “chronic loneliness” is extremely unhealthy and even dangerous.” (Burke) No one can imagine the horrific events veterans experience without actually witnessing them personally. War causes Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, this is a major form of depression. Veterans feel lonely and the experiences of war set in. Coming home can be a great feeling at first but once veterans start civilian life they tend to isolate themselves. People who are hurting isolate themselves by convincing their brain that they do not need anyone. As Burke states, “Being alone” is falsely believed to be the only secure option in life for those mentally tormented.” (Burke) Being alone is not the answer, when veterans are alone they become more depressed. Veterans are scared of losing control of their emotions and hurting their loved ones. The Dangers of Loneliness states, “I believed that being by myself protected me from being “found out,” from hurting others, from being hurt.” (Burke) Veterans get the misconception that they will hurt others if they are themselves. The loved ones of veterans often forget to love their veteran; they do at first, but as time goes on they forget they were once gone. Not showing enough love can cause veterans to feel more alone, they need to be shown they