# RARE WWII PTSD FILM BATTLE FATIGUE DEALING WITH FEAR 29474

This rarely seen U.S. Navy film BATTLE FATIGUE DEALING WITH FEAR was produced during or just after WWII, and attempts to explain the condition known as "Battle Fatigue" or what we now describe as PTSD or Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. It was intended to be shown to those suffering from battle fatigue, including those who were hospitalized. As the psychiatrist host of the film explains, fear is a fighting man’s friend, but it can overrun you. A case study named Corporal Edwards is presented. In the case of Edwards, the symptoms are recognized, treated and he recovered, and they want to do the same for you. There is a fine line in exploration of these feelings that never crosses over into calling a man a coward or mentally ill, the focus is on the experience of the battle and how a useful emotion, when used to much can really harm a soldier. Film begins with a uniformed officer speaking about being in a hospital and the pain that will come with the upcoming footage as a natural path of healing, physical or emotional. Fear is the first emotion explored as rational and necessary. 1:22 A cat is demonstrated as being in “Condition Red” a fear based position of being on guard, the clip is related to what a soldier experiences on the battle field as they embark on a mission. The cat goes back to a relaxed position after the dog leaves. 3:15 The problem of remembering and how it makes it difficult to return to a relaxed state. We see a corporal who seems to be having a nightmare, we…

- Kind: Film
- By: PeriscopeFilm
- Genres: War, Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/29474battlefatiguedealingwithfear)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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