Posted on 03/24/2011 5:15:39 PM PDT by Starman417
OOOOps!
Scaired of being called “gay” if you have emotional problems?
............”You are a carnivore and killing comes natural to us. In fact, it sort of feels good, but you have to be careful who you tell that too since we’ve become very gay as a society.”
Guess you are still with the group that is terrified that any emotional or mental weakness must be a sign of cowardice or sexual problems. Methinks you doth protest too much!
I am glad you have no emotional problems and hope you never experience them. But if you ever do, or if any of your family has emotional or mental problems, I hope they get help from someone more helpful and compassionate than you are demonstrating now.
Wow, what a profound, articulate post.
Thank you for posting a response that was more articulate and well thought out than my angry rants at the poster.
You have put the subject in excellant perspective and presented the moral aspect of humans in an eloquent manner.
Their wives may see the symptoms, nightmares, night sweats, hypervigilance and anxiety and depression. Very often they isolate, avoid social gatherings frequently. So these type of problems are not very “obvious”. If they try to self medicate with alcohol, what you may see is an alcoholic and not “see “PTSD.
I confess that I have always thought of it as having a trip-wire temper, freaking out in a destructive fashion, etc.
Now that you explain the symptoms, and with the added info from his wife, I can see them in our friend. Especially, his tendency when just hanging out to sit sort of in a corner, arms folded tightly across his chest, with a *stone face*. We could coax him out of it, and it never happened when we were outside or doing something, but only if we went in to have a cup of coffee and sit down to talk. It was odd, but, you know how you just accept some behaviors that don’t seem self or other-destructive.
He doesn’t drink, but, like most of the 60s generation, he does inhale.
His eval ends in June. I do hope he gets something.
What a compassionate and supportive friend you are...of all the help a veteran can get, it is always family and friends that make the difference.
I am sure your friend will get a lot of help, the VA has many, many types of treatments now and overall a committment not to repeat the neglect of post Vietnam. Your friend will also be able to get support from fellow veterans in treatment....a very positive factor.
I had forgot about that post. Went and read it and started crying.
He just nicest guy. His smile and laughter were very infectious.
Still can’t believe did that. Then again what were his choices?
Continue with the meds and feel emotionally dead or hear monsters?
I actually wonder if he didn’t make the right choice. I wish to hell hadn’t and pray God forgives him.
As for that other poster, I’m certain he never experience anything more than being Bitch Slapped by his little sister.
PTSD is a cruelty that reminds us of the horrors of war.
His own father never knew his son had so many commendations and medals.
I will never forget opening that box and staring at them.
His dad wanted me to take care of them for him.
I couldn’t bear the weight of having them in my house and declined. I never saw a man cry that deeply before.
Sir, have you yet been introduced to the 501c that Army Col. Antonio Monaco founded? It is found at www.patriotoutreach.org and Col. Monaco’s free gift to all Vets, even civilian veterans of any war can be accepted in a truly anonymous fashion by being downloaded from his site. Rave reviews are coming in about it, without exaggeration. The 82nd. Airborne ordered thousands of free copies last year, I think it was, for a segment of their command headed for Afghanistan, so I was told and I heard the ordered more.
That terrorism went down at Ft. Hood, someone there heard of the colonel’s “Coping Strategies” and phoned, saying “send us all ya got” sort of thing.
God bless you and I hope you go read the colonel’s message about it, as he can explain it better than I ever could.
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