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Trauma
Although a traumatic event may have concluded, that does not mean that those affected by it cease to feel its reverberations. Regardless of the length of time the actual trauma existed, a psychological toll can continue to manifest itself, both physically and mentally, in a survivor. Survivors of the Holocaust continued to suffer, both emotionally and psychologically, from their wartime experiences. Ben was not alone in the symptoms he experienced in his post-war American life.
Trauma
Eva Fogelman, Psychologist/PTSD Expert, Discusses Ben Peres’s Trauma
List of symptoms Ben was experiencing
Record of medical expenses for counseling and list of medications
Dr. Handler explaining treatment for Ben due to the trauma he faced in Europe
A letter from Ben explaining how Dr. Boem and his secretary “Acted exactly like Nazis” when required to see this particular psychiatrist commissioned by the german government to verify his injuries
