DAR ES SALAAM, June 13 -- THERE are wounds that cannot be seen by the eyes. Wounds that do not bleed, yet silently drain a persons inner peace for years without anyone noticing.

For many people in Tanzania, remembering painful or traumatic events is often treated as a normal part of life.

People are told to “just forget and move on.” But for mental health professionals, those memories are not always ordinary, they can be signs of a condition known as Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

PTSD is a mental health condition that can develop after a person experiences or witnesses a terrifying event, one that threatens life or causes severe emotional distress.

It does not choose its victims; it can affect a child, a young adu...