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Originally Posted by Xander187
i was in afghan and saw combat and me personaly would fit you in ptsd not combat ptsd. combat ptsd is specificly for people who were in combat. i know you can still see some stuff being in jrtc but you dont have the fear or see the extent of injuries as you do in combat. mainly i thin what triggers combat ptsd is the constant state of fear and always being on alert.
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Thank you for sharing your observations about PTSD. It helps give me a clearer definition of what makes a person have combat PTSD.
I don't know if you would consider virtual conditions as damaging as actual combat. I have a friend that is experiencing PTSD after too many violent games on the computer. They claim it is not necessarily it is the physical circumstances but the mental anguish and constant alertness that is hard to turn off when the game is over or I imagine when the combat stint is over.
Another inner city person describes their neighborhood in the same terms you describe combat PTSD as a constant fear and alertness. I am sure there are differences between real combat and virtual or indirect PTSD, but for the person immersed in these environment it brings up the question if the effects are really that different.