Military Worst Anger Moments (As They Come To You)

[nomedic1]

Sorry to hear this FMG,

What you say hits home, I generally dont tell war stories and forget to mention I served in the military as I (like you) do not want to be judged. Its got to the point now that I avoid anthing that might attract attention to myself I have been burned before telling people things and I have taken to the fact that if I can just treat my patients thats all that matters, I have my life and i dont need their acceptance only my own (which i still battle with) about what I have seen and done.

As for your girlfriend, thats people in general I think they would rather live behind their tinted glasses than understand whats really going on in the world. I think it gives them that deniability factor "i didnt know that was happening if I did i would have done something"

Dont even know if this makes sense LOL

 

[FMG]

I think its more the assumption that (she was american) the american public are hidden away from their army. The VAs are only for the army. The charities are jingoistic and they are constantly told shown hale and healthy soldiers as "brave". The old WW1 attitude is prevalent, where if you agree to fight and get shell shock, then you probably are a coward.

She was from a conservative family. Like Neo-con republicans. I didn't care (filthy liberal hippy) and I suppose that is the ultimate idiocy. The neocon ideology is that getting PTSD is a failure of character rather than a normal coping mechanism to incredibly traumatic events. She seriously called me a coward and mentally unstable. I pointed out that PTSD is not considered mental instability and that if not for the fact you spied on me, you wouldn't know the difference and the only things that set off a flashback are any explosions like balloons and fireworks. I can watch them on TV but not in real life. She kicked me out.

And then sent me a bunch of balloons. I was not pleased at all. I had to take a day off to stop panicking. I even moved house without leaving a forward address.

It actually sent me back to lurking on here and to post on here.

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