Category Archives: Critical Reading PTSD

Brannan Vines has never been to war. But she’s got warrior’s skills Maybe she’s just a bad ass, and she’s always on high alert. But her husband, Caleb, was sent to Iraq twice … came back with PTSD. Okay so … Continue reading →

“Super stimuli-sensitive. Skills on the battlefield, crazy-person behavior in a drug store, where she was recently standing behind a sweet old lady counting out change when she suddenly became so furious her ears literally started ringing.” -While standing behind the … Continue reading →

But she’s got a warrior’s skills: hyperawareness, hypervigilance, adrenaline-sharp quick-scanning for danger, for triggers. Caleb Vines is the husband who has been to war and now has PTSD. ”Brennan Vines has never been to war but she’s got a warrior’s … Continue reading →

Is PTSD contagious? It makes you question yourself is this a disease that is spreadable, contaminating everything around you. BRANNAN VINES HAS NEVER BEEN to war. This is a casual claim, that she hasn’t acquired any kind of warrior skills. … Continue reading →

1.   “Is PTSD contagious?” There must be some backing to this question, else it would not have been asked PTSD presented as a sickness, if it could be contagious Post-traumatic stress disorder is a real thing, as the title … Continue reading →

“But she’s got a warrior’s skills: hyperawareness, hypervigilance, adrenaline-sharp quick-scanning for danger, for triggers.” Brannan is subject to this category. She has unusual skills from a regular person in her position. This makes you automatically assume that her skills come … Continue reading →

Is PTSD contagious? This question states that something that someone gets from a tragic situation. PTSD is thought of as a big issue where people seem to react erratically to small things that may annoy someone normally but we do … Continue reading →

Paragraph 1: “But she’s got a warrior’s skills: hyperawareness, hypervigilance, adrenaline-sharp quick-scanning for danger, for triggers. Super stimuli-sensitive…” -This is a categorical claim, showing readers the warrior skills that Brannan has, which is abnormal for someone who has not been … Continue reading →

“But she’s got a warrior’s skills: hyperawareness, hypervigilance, adrenaline-sharp quick-scanning for danger, for triggers. “ This is a definition claim defining hyperawareness, hypervigilance, adrenaline-sharp quick-scanning for danger as warrior skill. This is also a categorical claim because it categorizes these traits … Continue reading →

Brannan Vines has warrior skills, although she has never been to war or trained in anyway. How is this possible? Caleb, her husband has been to iraq, it would make sense for him to have warrior skills Caleb is a … Continue reading →