A A Milne Ptsd. In this way shea s work takes on a new meaning. There have long been speculations that each animal in milne s books represents a different psychological disorder.
The stuffed animal play in the sun dappled countryside and the stories they inspired provided milne with a salve for his ptsd. He put his writings on hold it was his therapeutic outlet for handling his shell shock now known as post traumatic stress so he could be the best possible father to his baby boy. Milne an english author and veteran of both world wars was struggling to explain this harsh reality to his own child when he penned the 1926 children s classic winnie the pooh.
His light finally came to him on august 21 1920 when his son christopher robin milne was born.
It is ok to be a tigger or a dreamer. Milne s struggle with ptsd when a. Dissociation is not a primary symptom of ptsd but rather a sort of. The bbc reported at the time that lead researcher and primary author sarah shea s intention.
