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Study: Combat Trauma Seen in Civil War
Associated Press ^
| Mon Feb 6, 2006
| CARLA K. JOHNSON
Posted on 02/06/2006 9:07:00 PM PST by presidio9
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posted on
02/06/2006 9:07:01 PM PST
by
presidio9
To: presidio9
You mean war messed up people in the past too? Wow.
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posted on
02/06/2006 9:13:24 PM PST
by
Bogey78O
(<thinking of new tagline>)
To: presidio9
I have three great children and seven fantastic grandcritters, all of which think that there generation invented everything. I would guess that back in the days when they fought with clubs and rocks, some of the survivors had a few problems too.
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posted on
02/06/2006 9:14:14 PM PST
by
bybybill
(If the Rats win, we are doomed)
To: presidio9
In PTSD, stress hormones like adrenaline scorch a painful event deep into longterm memory, scientists believe. People get edgy, fearful and prone to nightmares or flashbacks.
Finally; I know why I can't stand to hear Hillary speak.
But seriously, I know on a personal level just how awful PTSD is. I've lost more friends/family to it than I care to mention.
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posted on
02/06/2006 9:15:43 PM PST
by
Number57
(Badly worded, but heartfelt)
To: Number57
You are new here, so let me give you some advice:
You need to make a better effort to clarify what you are trying to say.
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posted on
02/06/2006 9:17:21 PM PST
by
presidio9
("Bird Flu" is the new Y2K virus -only without the handy deadline.)
To: Number57
I've lost more friends/family to it than I care to mention. Do you know what PTSD is?
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posted on
02/06/2006 9:22:25 PM PST
by
LongElegantLegs
(Going armed to the terror of the public.)
To: presidio9
I cannot imagine the trauma that our country faced during the Civil War. The survivors of a war of that magnitude must have been absolutely devastated. How could you fight men who used to be your countrymen and not feel terrible at the end of the conflict? It had to be done, but there is no doubt in my mind that this was the most painful experience that this country has ever experienced (and probably will ever experience).
Some of the issues might be shell shock, but I think there must have been a lot of people who felt they had their hearts ripped out.
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posted on
02/06/2006 9:24:16 PM PST
by
burzum
(A single reprimand does more for a man of intelligence than a hundred lashes for a fool.--Prov 17:10)
To: presidio9
More annoying intellects with no real work to do...
Roxane Cohen Silver
Roger Pitman
To: presidio9
I've always considered it the height of arrogance or something for us to assume that our problems are the worst ever faced. My contention is that almost everything changes with the scenery...except human nature.
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posted on
02/06/2006 9:30:16 PM PST
by
stevem
To: LongElegantLegs
Now why would you ask that? Any idiot could look it up on line; yet I'm supposed to dance like a monkey and give you Webster's standard definition for PTSD?
Yes. I do indeed know what PTSD is. I know because I'm the one who's lost friends/family to it. Because I've suffered PTSD since the early 70s and some family members and many friends no longer speak to me. No, it wasn't war-related. And yeah... it stays with you.
/tmi
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posted on
02/06/2006 9:34:21 PM PST
by
Number57
(Badly worded, but heartfelt)
To: burzum
"Some of the issues might be shell shock, but I think there must have been a lot of people who felt they had their hearts ripped out." There was no time to dwell on loss -- you might not survive the next winter. You had to plant, and build, and harvest. Half of your children could fall ill and die by age 3.
Unlike today, there were no therapists to patronize and exploit your emotions. You prayed and went on with life, because that's what God called you to do.
Not a bad system, compared to today's useless and hollow coping mechanisms. (Oh and ummm... opium. They had opium, of course.)
To: Number57; LongElegantLegs
Any idiot could look it up on line; yet I'm supposed to dance like a monkey and give you Webster's standard definition for PTSD?Well your off to a good start newie
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posted on
02/06/2006 9:59:28 PM PST
by
apackof2
(You can stand me up at the gates of hell, I'll stand my ground and I won't back down)
To: apackof2
Well your off to a good start newie
Incredibly concise reply. As hard as I may try, I'll never top that. Simply awesome.
~newie
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posted on
02/06/2006 10:07:49 PM PST
by
Number57
(Badly worded, but heartfelt)
To: stevem
That's a good SPL call, stevem.
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posted on
02/06/2006 10:47:19 PM PST
by
Treader
(Hillary's dark smile is reminiscent of Stalin's inhuman grin...)
To: presidio9
One of the things in past wars like WWII for example. Tried to get rid of the "human" element of the fighting.
Thats why we had propaganda and posters depicting our enemies as not human. We always called them evil and nonhuman to try to remove that fabric of moral dilemma to it.
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posted on
02/06/2006 10:59:49 PM PST
by
Tyche
(It is easier to take life than to give it.)
To: Tyche
Please provide a source for the US "propaganda & posters" that provoked Germany to attack Poland and Japan to attack Pearl Harbor... you do have such facts readily available don't ya? Or, is it that you represented "we" as the Axis powers?
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posted on
02/06/2006 11:27:38 PM PST
by
Treader
(Hillary's dark smile is reminiscent of Stalin's inhuman grin...)
To: Treader
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posted on
02/06/2006 11:42:18 PM PST
by
Tyche
(It is easier to take life than to give it.)
To: Tyche
Got facts? Please quote Zinn or Chomsky at will...
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posted on
02/06/2006 11:44:31 PM PST
by
Treader
(Hillary's dark smile is reminiscent of Stalin's inhuman grin...)
To: Tyche
You have truly missed the mark. The dehumanizing was propagated by Germany & Japan's Acts of War. What did the United States & Allies do, to dehumanize an already dehumanized enemy of mankind?
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posted on
02/06/2006 11:53:07 PM PST
by
Treader
(Hillary's dark smile is reminiscent of Stalin's inhuman grin...)
To: Treader
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posted on
02/07/2006 12:00:44 AM PST
by
Tyche
(It is easier to take life than to give it.)
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