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Old May 28, 2011, 09:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Open Eyes View Post
Ok nannypat,
I met a guy that was in the service recently. And I have to tell you something your not going to like to hear.

Most of these people are told not to seek help after action. The reason for this is that there is no real help and answers for their issues. The other thing they are told and feel is that if they are diagnosed with severe PTSD, that will get in their way of not only further education but it will effect their ability to find work. No employer wants to hear about these issues.

It is very sad, and I don't like it either. So many of them just deal in private.
And they try to get work and stay quiet and suffer in silence.

How does that grab you?

Doesn't do much for me.

Open Eyes
It makes me even more sad to hear how much deeper the problem is. I just could not contain my feelings today when I heard about one more. I don't say I have answers and I hope I didn't offend, It just doesn't seem fair.