HBO Documentary: WARTORN: 1861-2010, Exploring Combat and Post-Traumatic Stress

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Just thought I'd put this info out there.

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I remember being told by my GF at the time that I had changed, alot. I've always thought that was a strange thing for someone to say. How does someone leave home and go off to war, and not be changed by things they did or saw? Anyway...

To my brothers and sisters still serving, also to those that served with me, and before me... "Thanks" :hi:
 
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It will be a good Doc, for sure. However, I have my doubts about PTSD being applied to some cases for disability today, it is in my eyes an easy check for some who choose to work the system.
 
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JTrain, I'm going to assume you've served? maybe have some experience with PTSD? There are always going to be people that play a system. PTSD isn't something to take lightly. I personally think they barely know how deep the scares go, or how to even deal with this issue. We now have another two generations of young men and women coming home trying to deal with this problem.

I pulling this from another sight I posted this on last month after hearing of a brother taking his own life.

"We all have demons"
So I just posted a video by Linkin Park... It screams of pain and a feeling that I've dealt with for years and never put it in it's place until this past weekend when someone read a good by letter from a CVMA brother. The person reading it preference it with "We all have demons, his just got to loud to deal with." then he read the letter to make a point.

All these years after my experience in combat, these feeling I was feeling I felt were signs of weakness and I just needed to cope, and not say a word because I would look weak. Now I see bothers and sisters returning from a much different war and not being able to deal with this. It is a pain and confusion not understood by those that have not dealt with it nor can you.

Why am I writing this? I’m not sure. Just a way to deal with some pain in life and unresolved issues that some many have to deal with. I’m not looking for sympathy, I won’t take it, it’s just “We all have demons” how loud are your demons?

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Don't get me wrong, I totally understand what PTSD can do, to an individual and their loved ones...I've seen that forever. But the overcompensation factor today where someone in a truck can see a mortar splash on the horizon and be paid ffor it for life is somewhat absurd.
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JTrainDavis said:
Don't get me wrong, I totally understand what PTSD can do, to an individual and their loved ones...I've seen that forever. But the overcompensation factor today where someone in a truck can see a mortar splash on the horizon and be paid ffor it for life is somewhat absurd.
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If that's the case then I would completely agree with you.
 
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