Provided by Army Medical, excerpted and summarized; here is the complete Army resource on battle fatigue sysmptoms.
Summarized and selected indicators of battle fatigue:
- Thousand yard stare (may disappear after rest)
- Hyper alertness
- Tension, startle response, sleep loss
- Psychological symptoms (common)
- Headache, nausea, vomiting, bowel and urinary symptoms
- Irritability (silent, withdrawn)
- Depression
- Inability to concentrate
- Inertia, indecision, fatigue
- Nightmares
- Anxiety
- Memory Loss
carrie says
Sounds like the breakup I am going through with my fiancé, he can’t handle my kids. Come to think of it, I have been going through these symptoms for over two years (3 year engagement) because I knew the relationship was not working “because of the kids” but we still love each other very much.