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Considering the infant mortality rate in the 1800s, did practically every family have PTSD?

• tathougies 7y ago
  Unlikely except in extreme situations. People were more comfortable with death in the past.
  • jariel 7y ago
    My grandparents were born way back in time, the turn of the last century when something like 10% of kids didn't make it past the age of 1. I don't believe that they were 'more comfortable' with death. More rugged from having to deal with it, but I think the trauma is still there. Plus the fact that people didn't necessarily talk about it, I suggest this was a huge cause of emotional turmoil everywhere.
• jcims 7y ago
  Look at columns 10 and 11 https://www.census.gov/history/pdf/1910_questionnaire.pdf https://www.census.gov/history/pdf/1910_questionnaire.pdf
• IfOnlyYouKnew 7y ago
  I believe you assume the answer to be "no". But I'd say it's "yes", and that may be part of the reason for the prevalence of war at the time (causing even more trauma).
  • scarejunba 7y ago
    No, it wasn't rhetorical. I think the answer may just be 'yes'. Wonder if we'll look at historical figures with different eyes if most are likely to be PTSD victims. And we could see what the effects were on societies living like that.