Spouses Should Be Respected Not Rejected

[dutchiedelta]

Say what???
How the hell can you fake PTSD?
The heart palpitations, cold sweat, flashbacks with dissociation? Or going completely detached and losing time?

And why the heck would anyone want to anyway?
The treatment and meds are no joyride either.
What a sick effed up world this is.

 

[JarHed]

And why the heck would anyone want to anyway?

Money.

Anytime you have a system set up to help people there will always be some scumbag trying to get something for free. All it does if, as usual, make it harder on the ones with real problems. A not so nice part of human nature.

 

[Friday]

So the first part of Fight Club is real.
I just can't seem to find the second part.
I am Jacks poor abused brain. Squelch squelch squelch.

I seriously don't get it, though it's clearly a thing...faking stuff you don't have. And, hell, I do it the other direction. I spend so much time faking, that whenever anyone says it? I freak. Shit. They've seen through me. They're onto... Oh. Wait. No. They're looking for people faking crazy. (No lie, though, from people on here to walking by a conversation about faking orgasms on campus and I get the adrenaline tingles. And then realize they're talking about something else, and ....breathe.) Faking Normal still a go. Don't notice me. I'm fine. Fine. Which reminds me. Time to stepford up for church. Or maybe back to bed & say my prayers at Our Lady of the Holy Mattress. Huh. Sounds like a brothel. This Sunday morning is off to a bad start.

 

[OldDoorGunner]

So the first part of Fight Club is real.
I just can't seem to find the second part.
I am Jacks poor abused brain. Squelch squelch squelch.

I seriously don't get it, though it's clearly a thing...faking stuff you don't have. And, hell, I do it the other direction. I spend so much time faking, that whenever anyone says it? I freak. Shit. They've seen through me. They're onto... Oh. Wait. No. They're looking for people faking crazy. (No lie, though, from people on here to walking by a conversation about faking orgasms on campus and I get the adrenaline tingles. And then realize they're talking about something else, and ....breathe.) Faking Normal still a go. Don't notice me. I'm fine. Fine. Which reminds me. Time to stepford up for church. Or maybe back to bed & say my prayers at Our Lady of the Holy Mattress. Huh. Sounds like a brothel. This Sunday morning is off to a bad start.

Friday, I just wanted you to know!!! I f*cken understood what you just said! :D:D:D

J R

 

[Sarg]

There is a lot of money at stake for fakers who served and got within 100 miles of Nam. Nam Vets. We're in our sixties, they hit retirement and suddenly realize they didn't plan for it, well hell, they were within 100 miles of Nam, file for PTSD! I've got one in my Vet Group and his story changes with each meeting, I.E. on the rooftop of the American Embassy helping people into helos, there when the Baby lift crashed, last was his C-130 had a missile fired at it.

The pisser is he ran off a Marine (Navy) Corpsman who wouldn't get in the same room with him, for the fakers sake.

Sarg

 

[Spock]

...We're in our sixties, they hit retirement and suddenly realize they didn't plan for it, well hell, they were within 100 miles of Nam, file for PTSD!...Sarg

Never focused on the boomers' retirement scenario & PTSD Sarg, glad you shared. I've had concerns about claims too. They let a couple non combat folks with depression, not PTSD, into our group so myself & some others have withdrawn elsewhere.

Oh and the Nam Superhero... ;)

 

[Deleted member 43454]

"I was in France...oh shit, I mean Iraq...and this guy was taking a shit in an out house. So I raised my Garand...I mean m4 and nailed him through the door."
Uh, hey man... That sounds like a scene from Band of Brothers.

Check out this shit. 118 lies in under 10 minutes.
Potential Trigger warning (If you ever rode the fins of dolphins to infiltrate Iraq by water...)

 

[Jimmy1]

Say what???
How the hell can you fake PTSD?
The heart palpitations, cold sweat, flashbacks with dissociation? Or going completely detached and losing time?

And why the heck would anyone want to anyway?
The treatment and meds are no joyride either.
What a sick effed up world this is.

Here in Australia you get 10 % for a knee injury if it's restrictive enough, another 10% for shoulder. You could be basically unable to really hold down a decent job and only hold a 30% rating with DVA.

Lose a limb or an eye or have PTSD and you are basically 100% straight up. That is why people fake PTSD.

I don't know how they fake it, maybe they fake the answers to the questions, I don't know.

I know a guy who faked it until they discharged him, in the 90's, now he is in charge of IT at a private hospital.
There is fine writing that says if you are able to return to work, let them know. You still hold your rating and when you feel the time is right, you just get a doctors or psych letter say you are unable to work. Simple.

Don't worry, I hate it as much as the next person. Of late I have been perusing the 'Linkedin' website looking at all the jobs I could go for. They are offering healthy $$ too, the only problem is the stress, although I think I would thrive, it would be the trivial stuff that would rile me up.

 

[abnjmcw4]

Grizzly,
I was properly jumping out of planes when you where jumping off school buses. I did not respond due to the fact I really came here for help. Like all of you I can and am an asshole. I just didn't want to add fuel to the fire, so went back to the great va system and soul searching with the alcohol as my ranger buddy. I was having a very bad day but I thought we all fault for freedom of speech and freedom. I have read alot of the forums and glad to see I am not alone out there. Barber I did not mean to disrespect your name that day, I was just pissed off.

 

[dutchiedelta]

:cool: So sorry to hear you took to alcohol at your age.
Barb aren't you glad now? The man meant no harm and jumped out of planes when Grizzly was still in knickerbockers.

Mental note to self: am an asshole.

:ROFLMAO:

 

[Jimmy1]

Yeah lets abuse people with our apology. Airborne is airborne, a Marine is a marine, there is no pissing contest on how long you served for. PTSD is PTSD and is the same for a Vietnam Veteran as it is for a present conflicts.

If you come here for help, ask for it and let people respond. We are a nice bunch of people.

As for us abusing spouses, well once you have been here a while you will get sick of the constant stream of people who can't read the rules posting on our site. Actually if you stay around a while you will see what privacy the forum offers and how it makes you feel like you belong only to have outsiders harass us.

We are all arseholes mate, some bigger than others.

 

[OldDoorGunner]

(n):coffee::coffee::coffee::coffee::coffee::whistle:

J R