[quote=TheDragon;2941839]Oh boy I don't even know where to start with this. PTSD isn't traumatic brain injury, and the research that "proves" that PTSD literately changes the brain is questionable at best, and it is not steadily considered by the scientific community to be the accurate model of looking at neurology in conjunction with PTSD. Yes, I've read these articles too, and yes, I know that anyone can find an article or even scientific journals proving their side of the debate. I just really don't buy into the whole broken brain theory...or if you prefer I could be obstinately refusing to look at it that way.

On a personal level, I think that as hard as it may be, people with PTSD are not somehow magically limited by a "broken brain" and literately cannot do something or express certain emotions. They CAN do "just that" whatever it may be, it might just be extremely extremely hard in certain circumstances. At the end of the day, it's cognitive in nature, since it's due to experiences.

Then these Vets that are taking their lives 20 per day, should just decide "you" are right and THEY ARE NOT REALLY SUFFERING.

IF YOU DON'T HAVE FIRST HAND EXPERIENCE WITH IT HOW DO YOU KNOW? MY GUESS IS YOU HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED A FLASHBACK FIRST HAND THAT COMES OUT OF NO WHERE AND YOU CAN'T TALK, OR ESCAPE IT.

I could have never dreamed that up, nor do our veterans or all the others that come to PC even and talk about it. Why don't you go down to the PTSD forum and tell everyone down there THEY ARE JUST IMAGINING THEIR DISORDER AND "IT'S NO BIG DEAL".

IT IS CLEAR YOU LIVE IN "YOUR OWN REALITY", BUT YOU SHOULDN'T BE PUSHING YOUR LITTLE WORLD OF "DENIAL" ON OTHERS WHO ARE TRUELY STRUGGLING.