PTSD

[debra]

Originally Posted by sapper

I don't mean to be rude. But many thousands of men experienced continuous battle conditions, in some of the most horrifying circumstances without succumbing to this shock.
That is why I have difficulty in coming to terms with this today. That begs the question. Are we becoming a Nation of Softies.
Best Regards to you for your work.
Sapper

"Shock"..."PTSD"....I think one has the choice now to get help or to just put up with the illness. My dad never received help for PTSD even though he was a POW (WW2), neither did my uncle, who went into Arnhem........did they have it? Dunno..nobody talked about it.

The men who fought in Vietnam over here, had it, and many decided to turn to drugs and alcohol to combat the illness. How many men from WW2 did the same thing, dunno.

ED is a not-talked-about-disease. Does it exist? Yep.

[Slipdigit]

Purely anecdotal, I admit, but my experiences with veterans has made me think that ones who talk about what happened, at least with family and close friends, tend to do so much better psychologically than those who say nothing.

What do y'all think or have read to this affect?

[sapper]

I just feel we are overdoing this thingy. Its like an encouragement to be a Weakling? True battle exhaustion is quite another thing, and the results are plain to see and DREADFUL. I am not convinced that what is claimed to be shock... in some cases.. is the real thing.
Though I do applaud you kind folks who have their heart in the right place.
Sapper