PTSD was once thought only as an illness which came about when a veteran would return home from war.  Can PTSD really branch out an infect the wives and children of the sickly veterans also as well? Mac McClelland the author of “Is PTSD Contagious?” states that this scary theory might actually be true.

This theory is visual in  the situation Katie and Caleb Vines have  with their daughter Brannan, who is  developing  the same traits as her father, whom has PTSD. I believe Brannan acquired these traits from her father returning from war while she was so young. She was learning how to be an actual human and function normally as we all do, but a solder is trained differently. From her being around Caleb and learning his mannerism she slowly began to gain the traits of PTSD.

With Caleb having outbreaks  of stimulating sensations and range he seems to be able to be seen in society as a “normal crazy veteran” but when it happens to a young girl it all changes. When you see a girl under go the same symptoms as her father does, it begins to harm  her safety and well-being. Such as for when Brannan became angry, lost control, and  attacked an elder lady.