Posted on 02/09/2021 9:06:39 PM PST by SeekAndFind
A recent study by the Naval Medical University in Shanghai found that about one-fifth of China’s servicemen in the submarine force stationed in the South China Sea have psychological problems.
According to an analysis by Taiwanese military experts, submariners need to have very strong psychological health. However, problems have been reported that may be related to the frequent military exercises conducted by the Chinese regime. In addition, there may be problems with the psychological counseling provided to military personnel.
The study, published in the international journal Military Medicine on Jan. 7, found that among the 580 male participants, 21 percent of respondents were suffering from some degree of mental health issues, most often anxiety and paranoid ideation.
The extreme isolation submariners face could be part of the problem. “The submarine environment entails prolonged isolation, which can involve 60 to 90 days of submerged cruising,” which is exacerbated by the fact that China “increased the number of cruising and sea maneuvers to strengthen protection of the South China Sea,” the study said.
Beijing has territorial claims over most of the waterways covering the South China Sea, which were ruled as unlawful in a 2016 decision by an international tribunal. Several neighboring countries have competing claims in the waterways. Home to rich fishing grounds and potentially valuable natural resources, the South China Sea is also one of the world’s major shipping routes.
How Mentally Fit Are China’s Submariners?
The researchers stated, “This study is the first psychological survey on soldiers and officers in the submarine force in the South China Sea.”
The study also explained, “Previous studies have demonstrated that military maneuvers can produce psychological and physiological stress. Additionally, they are confined to tiny living spaces and exposed to manufactured air and artificial light.”
(Excerpt) Read more at theepochtimes.com ...
In September last year, Yunnan, Jiangxi and other provinces in the mainland reported incidents of young Chinese males being punished for resisting military service, according to a report by the Chinese-language Epoch Times. Such cases have become common in recent years. In the same month, a video circulated on the internet, showing soldiers singing and crying on the bus while they were en route to the Sino-Indian border.
Also, in 2020, the PLA Daily did something rare: it published articles on naval psychological counseling three times in one year.
However, there are differences between China’s armed forces and those of other countries in terms of counseling for military servicemen, experts said. Dr. Ying-Yu Lin, an expert in the field of strategic and international affairs who has focused on the PLA, told Radio Free Asia (RFA) that there are priests on board U.S. military submarines and psychological counselors in Taiwan’s navy.
Lin said, conversely, the people performing relevant duties in the PLA are political commissars, whose duties include psychological operations; and can a political commissar relieve the pressure seamen feel, or effectively communicate with them? He also said the frequency of political training and gatherings under the PLA will only drag down morale.
No women on the sub or even on the mainland due to one child families. Solution is to recruit gays to man the subs. Play the Village People’s song for recruitment.
Are they experiencing sinking feelings?
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Probably as a result of the one child program. With one child, they were treated as little emperors.
That's the entire Democrat Party, plus Antifa, BLM, Libertarians, Greens, federal, state, and local bureaucrats, politicians, journalists, social workers, school teachers, and 20-30 Million others who don't know what planet they are on.
A rising number of young Chinese people are failing fitness tests required to join the army because they are too fat and masturbate too much, state media has proclaimed.
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3580426/posts
So it DOES cause feeble-mindedness.
Chinese Submariners Down; Under Pressure
Do tell...
It’ll make you go blind.
A build up of too much seamen.
Too soft pampered soy boi little emperors.
“There ain’t nothing like a dame”
It isn't gay if you're underway.
Regards,
How much is "too much?" And how do the authorities at the induction centers know how much the inductees masturbate? Do the inductees have to fill in a form and mark a box? Are do the docs just measure the calluses on their palms?
Regards,
They should be well prepared to help them after having to
deal with the leadership in the capital.
RE: Here in the USA, 80 Million people are using psychiatric drugs for mental illness.
That’s one out of every 4 people in this country! What is your source for this statistic?
Generally, the one in six number is used, for legal drugs.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/psychiatric-drugs-study-reveals-widespread-use-women-men/
Looks like snowflake-ism is not confined to America.
Perhaps the world needs a nice solid global disaster.
Toughen everyone up.
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