General Ptsd And Weapons

[Anarchy]

what makes something a "weapon"?

the category exists only as a human thought, and that thought may or may not lead to an action.

Even with a nuke, there is nothing which specifically defines it as a "weapon" it is merely a particularly effective explosive charge (and far, far to expensive to produce for it to have many economic uses - although both the Soviets and the united state did play with the idea of using nukes in civil engineering).

 

[Owl.]

Mine kept his guns as well. They're all over the house.
He's no longer "allowed" to shoot (triggers...) and actually has the good sense to stick to that rule as well, but he loves to just touch/aim. As others have said: It's calming to him.

...and yes, he has a bike. :laugh:

 

[Kefira]

I echo that this is about personality and upbringing more than PTSD. It's not about whether these behaviors are common to people with PTSD, it's about whether these behaviors are common to people. They are common to a subset of people, and since that subset includes military and emergency personnel there will be an overlap.

Correlation is not always causation. And we like stereotypes because they're easy for us to understand: humans like patterns and like to have things make sense to us before we'll accept them. But really there's no such thing as 'normal'. That goes for people in general, as well as reaction to specific traumas and life events.

So how common is this and is it for safety reasons, or the ultimate plan of suicide?

More common in countries where gun access is simple, possibly more common among certain demographics. Does it matter? It's part of his reality whether for upbringing or for trauma reaction or for regional culture or for personal philosophy. I seriously doubt a collection is meant for suicide. Considering that seems like more than a little overkill, and it's much easier if you're actively planning to utilize a method to make sure that no one knows you have it. Guns and suicidal tendencies are problematic since they lend to impulsive urges. But really, it's almost impossible to isolate someone without something they can kill themselves with if they've decided to do so. It's not the guns that are the problem here.

 

[Glara]

@Kefira it really doesn't matter, I was just thinking about it. I know it doesn't really change anything. I was just wondering if there was any correlation.