PTSD has always been around but it got much worse starting in WWI. The reason being that you could no longer see who was trying to kill you. Before then you usually saw the enemy. Once long range artillery started you no longer saw where the attack was coming from. Aerial bombing made this worse. So those types of warfare amped up PTSD.
Also in centuries past the idea of going to war and killing people was seen almost as a right of passage, especially for the nobility. Now it is seen as necessary but still wrong to kill someone. That makes it hard for the brain to process the experience
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Reply to Has PTSD due to trauma and/or violence affected humans for centuries or is this a more recent phenomenon? Have there always been long-term effects when an individual experiences trauma and/or violence? by shooflydont
PTSD has always been around but it got much worse starting in WWI. The reason being that you could no longer see who was trying to kill you. Before then you usually saw the enemy. Once long range artillery started you no longer saw where the attack was coming from. Aerial bombing made this worse. So those types of warfare amped up PTSD.
Also in centuries past the idea of going to war and killing people was seen almost as a right of passage, especially for the nobility. Now it is seen as necessary but still wrong to kill someone. That makes it hard for the brain to process the experience