The medical diagnosis of PTSD and/or trauma are recent, PTSD only being added to the DMV in 1980. Before this, how were flashbacks, triggers, and other aspects of trauma thought of? Why did people believe trauma happened? Wasn’t there a conception of trauma, even before it’s official recognition?

by nueoritic-parents

I’d be interested to hear of personal accounts, as well as specific example of trauma being talked or sympathetically (as in, thinking of the traumatized person humanly, not possessed by demons)

jschooltiger

This question gets asked here every couple of days. While more can always be said, you may find these older answers of interest:

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/63ujea/are_there_any_examples_of_ptsd_from_early_wars_or/dfxds3i/

and

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/9mdx60/monday_methods_on_why_did_ancient_warriors_get/