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may · #8 05-21-2008, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Lacy

I can totally appreciate what you are saying because I would be exactly the same way. Just leave me the f*ck alone!!!!!!!

But in saying all of that....many others need not only medical attention but some human compassion, and to deny these people, who served their own country, I personally think is discusting and I real slap in the face for these heroes.

Wow. I don't often post in the politics section but this thread caught my eye. Its really too bad that society in general doesn't treat and accept mental disorders the same as physical ones. There is undeniable an enormous amount of pain with ptsd and other fear and anxiety disorders.

Very sad to read but not surprizing.

I am not bitter nor do I want or can I think of a reason for anyone to be sad for me, my problem just made it harder to deal with people from the anger I had inside.

The people that I know 4 who have gotten help are all crippled one couldn't be helped back and knowing him and his family well I can say that he wasn't stable before he went. The three others seem to want people to feel sorry for them and the use of this has seemed to crippled them and I know 2 of them weren't in combat or at least not as their job. At least 5 were in support for every 1 in combat.
The three that I know of that were in real combat all seem normal though one does drink way to much not that the others don't drink.
I think some people are weak willed/minded and some are strong willed/minded, you need the drive to go forward.
Although little can be drawn from what I know.
Please understand that I do care, I think more than most and I fear that some will be crippled and little can be done.