To be upset, pissed off, angry and hurt all at the same time is quite an accomplishment. Been thinking of a recent conversation I had with a good friend about PTSD, a conversation that has two very different point of views. My friend thinks that the whole post traumatic stress disorder is a scam most veterans use to get disability. "Its a disorder that cannot be proven either way so they can play it up and act like there is something wrong with them."
While we will always have those that will play the system to gain benefits, most veterans that are being diagnosed with PTSD are genuinely trying to seek help. Because of people like my friend, most veterans avoid seeking help because they fear of being seen as weak.
"My grandfather served in World War II and he didn't have any problems. Those guys saw more than anyone that was in Iraq or Afghanistan." The generation that went through hell during WWII are some tough old guys and they deserve our respect. Most guys were suffering from the same problems the guys from Iraq and Afghanistan are. Back then it simply wasn't common to express your feelings, most guys simply swallowed their pain and suffered quietly.
To discount any of our service members is a disgrace to the gift they have given the rest of us. To those that have been to hell and back, those have been battle hardened, each and every one deserves the help they seek to ease their pain and to have peace in their lives.
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