After the last World War, people must have thought that we have seen the end of wars on this earth. But those who thought so were totally mistaken. We are successively witnessing one war after another and one uprising followed by another. Perhaps this is all a part of the evolution. Man is at war not only with other countries and nations but is at war within himself. He is also at war with nature. Global warming and the havoc nature is playing has directly to do with man’s war with nature. We are yet to realize that nature is supreme and however intelligent man might be he can never master nature. If we believe that we are in control of nature, we are wrong.

We are seeing wars being fought in Afghanistan and in Iraq etc. But we are unable to see the wars that the young soldiers who have been sent to battlefields are facing within themselves. The troops consist of young men who have a future ahead of them. They have a life to be lived. When they leave for the battle field they leave behind their loved ones and leave behind promises which they intend to keep. They believe they are fighting for their country and for the right cause. With every war fought the soldier is personally loosing a war from within himself.

Most often the young men who return from the battle field having seen so much of violence and destruction all around them besides the suffering and poverty of the people of other countries are emotionally and psychologically wounded. They turn out to be patients who need rehabilitation. Such grave scenes affect their psyche and they change beyond recognition. A young life with promises gets nipped in the bud if he is not helped to recover from his psychological trauma and injuries and made to look at life anew.

These soldiers no doubt suffer from emotional trauma which can prevent them from living a normal life. They are often unable to resume their married life. Though many go through the motions of getting married, are unable to consummate their marriage. They turn out to be strangers to their wives. Disturbed sleep, nightmares, horrible dreams and inability to sleep are some of the common problems reported by such men. On an average it takes about a year of intensive medical counseling, therapy and sessions besides medical treatment for the disturbed patients to get back to normalcy.

The spouse or the girlfriend can definitely help and she has a major role to play in helping him recover fully. In most cases their sexual life too gets affected or you can say is non existent. Whenever an individual undergoes severe trauma or pressure, they are known to suffer from erectile dysfunction. In such a condition, they are unable to achieve or sustain erection and hence cannot successfully engage in a sexual relationship. This delicate phase needs to be managed very maturely and with patience. The woman needs to understand and have patience. She would need to assure him that things will be better and not add to his anxiety. Of course on the medical side, there are treatments available to cure erectile dysfunction. A course of Cialis prescribed by the doctor will certainly help increase the blood flow to the penis and thereby cure the patient of the erectile dysfunction. Overall there has to be a holistic rehabilitation provided to these men to make them forget and get past the unpleasantness and to look forward a peaceful life ahead.