Invisible Wounds: Living with and Overcoming PTSD

After three tours of duty in Iraq as a military intelligence soldier specializing in the Middle East and Arabic, guest
speaker Kelley Macek retired from the U.S. Army in 2010. Upon
returning to the States, she began to realize that the experience had
changed her. She was now reclusive, hypersensitive to intense
social situations, and suffered from insomnia and attention deficit
disorder. Fortunately, before she left Kelley had been diagnosed
with and began treatment for PTSD and other war-related disorders. The
treatments have been effective, and Kelley is now pursuing a graduate
degree in communications. Sponsored by the National Alliance for Mental Illness and the Friends of the Athens Public Library.