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shooflydont OP t1_iv456yg wrote

Reply to comment by FantasticFunKarma in Has PTSD due to trauma and/or violence affected humans for centuries or is this a more recent phenomenon? Have there always been long-term effects when an individual experiences trauma and/or violence? by shooflydont

What about centuries ago? Wouldn’t this trait of lasting effects once the threat gone, be reduced through evolution?

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st4n13l t1_iv4ffrv wrote

Not necessarily. On the one hand many of them would have already had children by then and on the other those that hadn't probably would have only to compete against mostly other soldiers who probably weren't in much better shape.

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M-2-M t1_iv4789v wrote

I think earlier people just died quicker. A wound from a sword or arrow attack would be lethal centuries ago based on the lack of blood transfusion and medication. The lack of meds likely means you die from wound and blood infection. Added that fact that injured people would likely just left on the battlefields.

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