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A big help in lowering the number of Combat PTSD cases is to never again send in brave Americans to fight in wars without the goal of total victory.

Since WWII how many Americans became casualties from fighting wars we had no intent on winning?


2 posted on 06/27/2020 1:42:14 PM PDT by ImpBill ("America, Where are you now?")
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For Democrats it was the election of President Trump

PTSD

PRESIDENT TRUMP SOCIALIST DISORDER


3 posted on 06/27/2020 2:10:35 PM PDT by Truthoverpower (The guv-mint you get is the Trump winning express ! Yea haw ! Trump pence II!)
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I do not agree with your thoughts on this, as PTSD, or “shell shock” was a big item with WWI vets. It’s actually where studying of this phenomenon got started where the name changed to combat stress and now PTSD. As a young boy a WWI vet neighbor would scream all night long with his nightmares.

To me the cure for it is to not send premature men into combat. What I’ve learned is the human brain is not fully matured (or wired) until age 25. Whatever goes on prior to that becomes a part of permanent wiring.

If a young 18 - 21 yo boy is stressed to the absolute limit day after day in fear of his life, he will take on permanently certain personality traits for the rest of his life.

My opinion, keep in mind opinion, is to send only 25+ year olds into combat.


4 posted on 06/27/2020 2:17:40 PM PDT by redfreedom
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