Every Nine Minutes

In a recent study of more than one thousand men and women,

it was found that forty percent had gone through a traumatic event in the past three years.

As many as 30% of the homeless people in this country are thought to be Vietnam war veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress.

Somewhere between 75 and 100 million Americans have experienced childhood sexual and/or physical abuse.

The conservative AMA estimates that over 30% of all married women,

as well as 30% of pregnant women,

have been beaten by their spouses.

One woman is beaten by her husband or lover every nine seconds (the beatings of pregnant women are also traumatic to the fetus).

Some of the frightening and often bizarre symptoms suffered by traumatized people include:

flashbacks,

anxiety,

panic attacks,

insomnia,

depression,

psychosomatic complaints,

lack of openness,

violent unprovoked rage attacks,

and repetitive destructive behaviors.

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