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PTSD

In the first world war that condition was called shell shock. They used to call it simple, honest, direct language. And then it became battle fatigue. Then post traumatic shock disorder. Still eight syllables, but we've added a hyphen. The pain is completely buried under jargon. It gets worse with every generation.

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