Veterans, PTSD and US Government Abandonment

Townhall.com ^ | November 27, 2014 | Chuck Norris

[Mariner]

H=There may be some fraud bet be careful not to trivialize PTSD

It's likely to have destroyed more lives than bullets.

[defconw]

Right On! Right On! What they should have done is not take the guy out of a jungle and drop him directly back into the US with no counseling or screening.

In WWII, the guys came back on ships they could decompress. I also have to think that on those long ships home, the Doc's could identify the guys that were having a hard time still.

But they pluck him out, send him home and he has family and friends all clamoring for stories etc. They are not ready for all that hoopla yet.

[dfwgator]

Also during WWII, EVERYONE was involved in the war in some capacity on the home front.

Like they said during Operation Iraqi Freedom. “We went to war, while the rest of America went to the mall.”

[Mariner]

yes, you have talk with people who have been there and done that. You have little to say to those who have not. PTSD is fear and isolation that will not go away.When the isolation is dealt with you can work on the fear.

[oh8eleven]

be careful not to trivialize PTSD
Me trivialize? I'm former USMC arty, spent 13 months in combat on the DMZ. I've suffered PTSD from the first day I landed on Parris Island, let alone VN.
What do I get for it - not a damned thing - it came with deal when I enlisted.
And your assertion that "PTSD likely to have destroyed more lives than bullets" is absolute BS.
PTSD is just an excuse for bad behavior, bad choices and bad lifestyle. It's the military version of the race card.

[defconw]

It’s so hard to get him to talk about it.

[defconw]

True!

[Mariner]

you are sadly misinformed

[oh8eleven]

I post my personal experiences and you reply that I'm misinformed?
Feckin' moron.

[Mariner]

I too have personal experience