“That Which I Love Destroys Me,” focuses on the stigma of PTSD

The battle back home: Vets fight to overcome PTSD
FoxNews.com
By Christopher Snyder
Published July 10, 2014

The increasing number of those in the military suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder is raising concern.

In the past decade, more than 118,000 men and women in the military have been diagnosed with PTSD. As many as 20 percent of Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans have PTSD, according to the Department of Veterans Affairs.

A new documentary by filmmaker Ric Roman Waugh, “That Which I Love Destroys Me,” focuses on the stigma of PTSD and how our returning veterans deal with the anxiety disorder. Waugh is a Hollywood writer and director.

The film is told from the perspective of special operations soldiers Waugh told Foxnews.com. They share their experiences from the battlefield and how those events impact their daily lives.

“To bear their own journeys here and tell it from the warrior’s point of view … of how hard reintegration is, dealing with PTSD at their level," said Waugh. "These are special operations guys who are [assumed] to not to have to deal with these types of issues."

The soldiers in the documentary, he explains, show “PTSD knows no boundaries – anyone is susceptible to these issues.”
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