The relationship between drinking and PTSD affects everyone with PTSD. My observation is that drinking to control PTSD symptoms postpones healing and distorts and deepens some symptoms....
"We show that alcohol use and associated problems are linked over time to an exacerbation in PTSD symptoms, and that PTSD symptoms show a similar effect on alcohol consumption. Each affects the other. As such, both PTSD and heavy drinking are risk factors for one another, each with implications for the other over the course of college," Read says.
"This information is useful and perhaps imperative for those who assist students dealing with these problems."