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Originally Posted by Open Eyes
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.
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1) I have severe PTSD, and have dealt with all of the symptoms before, and still do on an on-going basis.
2) I've had close friends who are vets with PTSD, and while I don't have combat PTSD, it's more than just an academic subject to me.
3) I never said it's no big deal, I just choose to have faith in anyone who's ever suffered (and humans in general) that they have the power within to choose how they respond, think, act and ultimately, live, rather than be told that they're helpless to their brain.