shell shock
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“It was just kind of a shell shock for me looking at those numbers. I’m like, ‘I thought this would be way more affordable.’”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
He also enjoyed a successful amateur boxing career as a lightweight at the Penarth club that his brother Bert established to help World War One veterans overcome Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - then called shell shock.
From BBC ● May 25, 2026
At its peak during the Korean War, 5,000 men were living and being treated for post-traumatic stress disorder, then known as shell shock.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2025
Those dealing with shell shock often had to be sent to hospitals far from the frontlines, and recovery was exceedingly slow as psychologists tried to help them reenter peacetime society.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
“It was called shell shock and combat fatigue and startle reaction.”
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
