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We just don't have many institutions left in the us to care for people after trauma, and the few we have are as impersonal as possible. It's hard to come back t
by taurath 10y ago
We just don't have many institutions left in the us to care for people after trauma, and the few we have are as impersonal as possible. It's hard to come back to ones family after seeing terrible things. Honestly I can't help but feel that the lack of community in modern life tends to exacerbate all these problems. If you don't know your neighbors there can be little to latch onto other than places and things. The image from the Hurt Locker of the guy meandering through the grocery store comes to mind. What is all this excess for, when there's such suffering happening in the world?
- ryanmarsh 10y ago> We just don't have many institutions left in the us to care for people after trauma Did we ever? I don't recall my grandfather getting much help (with what we would now call PTSD) from the community or otherwise.
- specialist 10y agoAs I understand it, likelihood of trauma (PTSD) rises sharply with time spent in actual combat. During WWII, even places like Battle of the Bulge, infantry were on the front lines a few weeks. That amount has gone up steadily with Korea, Vietnam, Iraq and so forth.
- ryanmarsh 10y agoHe was OSS and airborne. Saw several different theaters.