People generally don’t suffer high rates of PTSD after natural disasters. Instead, people suffer from PTSD after moral atrocities. Soldiers who’ve endured the depraved world of combat experience their own symptoms. Trauma is an expulsive cataclysm of the soul.The Moral Injury, New York Times. Feb 17, 2015
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  • Soul — The inner self, consciousness, and spiritual essence
  • War — Reflections on conflict, peace, and the human cost of war

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