So much going on in the family. I can understand you being cautious with your save with the upcoming update. I have always had a soft spot for Thomas and hope he gets the help he needs to deal with the aftermath of the war. PTSD wasn’t recognized back then.
It's easy to have a soft spot for Thomas, he hasn't had an easy life. But he is dating a psycology major, so maybe that will help him? :)
My heart grew a little fonder of Hazel this week, as this MCCC marriages must be one of the worst matches in history. A hot-headed guy who hates children when she's family orientated with a super parent aspiration. They have awful combability, which I've never seen in my game before. But they do both value money. It doesn't bode well for a happy marriage.
luv your update. Constantly keeping these relationships tight in game is interesting sometimes. I wonder how much that has to do with updates and patches?...😑❤️
oolonglong I wouldn't say it's accurate that PTSD wasn't recognized back then. It was called other things. During the war itself, it was originally called Guadalcanal Disorder because of the large number of psychiatric casualties from the Guadalcanal Campaign. When it was later recognized that it could happen to anyone who witnessed severe or prolonged combat, it was called "combat fatigue" or "combat exhaustion." In 1947 Dr. Abram Kardiner coined the term Chronic Traumatic War Neurosis to describe long term symptoms that remained after the war. It was relabeled PTSD in 1980 because of the increased recognition that a person did not have to experience combat to develop PTSD.
ETA: I forgot to point out the movie The Best Years of Our Lives, released in 1946, had one of the earliest film portrayals of PTSD.
Very good point. 🙂
