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PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder) is a mental problem and it happens when someone has a bad experience that is life - threatening and having a reoccurring thought about it whenever it is a car accident or a fight. (4)

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- From having PTSD (1)

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PTSD affects about 3.5% of the population's adults. According to research, 1 out of 11 people are diagnosed with PTSD. And women have a higher chance to get PTSD. (2)

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-Must last for more than one month
-Nightmares
-Avoidance/Isolation
-Bad feelings
-Arousal Reactions
- (3)

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You don't even need to have a traumatic experience to get PTSD, one could read about it or watch it from another view and still be afraid of what happened in the situation. (3)

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First you can support them with how they are feeling and help them feel better about themselves just by being there for them when they need someone to talk to. (2)

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jqj5zDbkPxY

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PTSD usually starts with 3 months of experiencing the traumatic event. Symptoms can show after about 3 years after the event. (3)

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People with PTSD have a bad thoughts about the experience that they had that led them to have PTSD and they will try to avoid any type of problem that reminds them of that experience, they also can have a number of different emotions towards the situation which can cause the person to freak out by the slightest thing that reminds them of it (1)

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Not just veterans experience PTSD or "shell shocked", PTSD can occur to any regardless of age, race, religion, etc. (3)

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1.  https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/what-doesnt-kill-us/201111/is-shell-shock-the-same-ptsd
2.  https://www.nami.org/Learn-More/Mental-Health-Conditions/Posttraumatic-Stress-Disorder
3. https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/ptsd/what-is-ptsd
4. https://www.ptsd.va.gov/