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pinboy3niner

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20. The notion that some people just "aren't cut out for it" is bogus
Thu Feb 28, 2013, 01:21 AM
Feb 2013

It's part of the wrong-headed view of PTSD as some kind of character flaw. It's contradicted by the fact that strong men (and women), doing heroic jobs, are affected by PTSD.

At a professional conference on PTSD I heard a psychologist say that you have to be "a pretty good person" to be affected by PTSD. Those who were unaffected, he said, tended to be sociopaths and psychopaths.

They should be able to file for disability Marrah_G Feb 2013 #1
I would imagine having been at that scene Bay Boy Feb 2013 #2
if you have PSTD, you might feel your reactions to stressful things might be different. bettyellen Feb 2013 #4
There's a lot more to it than fear of recurrence pinboy3niner Feb 2013 #8
What you said. cliffordu Feb 2013 #11
Hi 5, Bro pinboy3niner Feb 2013 #25
"But being there sure could enlarge and deepen your understanding. " cliffordu Feb 2013 #26
I used to say, on speaking visits to colleges and high schools... pinboy3niner Feb 2013 #27
The squad car can bring it back nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #18
A child's drawing could open the floodgates lunatica Feb 2013 #29
I'm guessing you have very little understanding about PTSD BanzaiBonnie Feb 2013 #31
No wonder those poor guys are traumatized. God love them. Imagine to see such horror southernyankeebelle Feb 2013 #3
No amount of training or conditioning can prepare you for that. DollarBillHines Feb 2013 #10
There are some jobs are just not worth it. They deserve all the pay they can get. southernyankeebelle Feb 2013 #13
I know I couldn't get over it madokie Feb 2013 #5
I don't think it's something I ever would get over had I been there... joeybee12 Feb 2013 #6
I wasn't even there and I felt some trauma... Kalidurga Feb 2013 #7
In the new NRA Paradise we live in Turbineguy Feb 2013 #9
Sadly, horror scenes are part of the job. MrSlayer Feb 2013 #12
I have seen and participated in some absolutely horrific incidents Demo_Chris Feb 2013 #14
I know, it's just a tough gig. MrSlayer Feb 2013 #15
Unddoubtedly. I guess I was one of those who could "handle it" Demo_Chris Feb 2013 #16
Agreed. MrSlayer Feb 2013 #17
The notion that some people just "aren't cut out for it" is bogus pinboy3niner Feb 2013 #20
I don't think that it is. MrSlayer Feb 2013 #21
That's contrary to the prevailing view of PTSD as a NORMAL human reaction to traumatic events pinboy3niner Feb 2013 #23
I'm sure it is. MrSlayer Feb 2013 #28
I am not educated in this field (PTSD), and it appears that you are. IdaBriggs Feb 2013 #30
These are children of neighbors, friends, acquaintances....aside from the horrific scene alone.... tpsbmam Feb 2013 #19
Tragic, but not surprising. winter is coming Feb 2013 #22
I expected nothing less GobBluth Feb 2013 #24
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