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Podcast: Living Chronic
Episode: It’s Not the Trauma Olympics: PTSD, Misdiagnosis, and the Fight for Veterans’ Care
Description: Send a textIn this powerful episode of Living Chronic: Military, Medicine, and the Mission Left Behind, Brandy Schantz sits down with advocate and caregiver Helen Perry to tackle one of the most misunderstood and overused labels in military healthcare: PTSD.Together, they explore:How the VA often funnels diverse and serious health issues under a “PTSD” diagnosis—sometimes dismissing critical symptoms like seizures, vomiting, or even tumorsThe harm caused by gaslighting, mislabeling, and invalidation of veterans and their families.Why the stereotype of PTSD as the “angry combat veteran” fails to reflect the reality of...