Impact Of Stress And Anxiety on Soldiers and their Families
Stress and anxiety are physical, emotional, and psychological problems usually associated with highly-driven professionals, corporate executives, artists and performers, and even individual’s with a history of substance abuse. Their work involves a flurry of activities, a set of nearly impossible deadlines, and the need to consistently perform at peak levels.
But perhaps, it is high time to pay more attention to the enormous stress and anxiety felt by those people whose jobs include the daily pressure of possibly losing their lives. Needless to say, soldiers in the battlefield are among those who are most prone to emotional and psychological distress. The War in Iraq, called Operation Iraqi Freedom in military terms, began in March 20, 2003. It is considered one of the costliest armed conflicts entered into by the United States — in terms of funding and the toll on human lives. As of August 2007, at least 3,773 American soldiers had been killed and more than 27,000 have been wounded in combat operations in Iraq.
Aside from the men and women who find themselves in harm’s...