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Agreed about sleeping. That can be a major problem. Addiction is a really psychological issue though.

• bdamm 10y ago
  PTSD is a psychological issue as well. So?
  • pavel_lishin 10y ago
    There is a part of the jury selection process where you are asked if there is any reason you think you cannot serve, and you're welcome to speak freely. Of course, it's up to the judge (and to a certain degree, the lawyers) as to whether you'll be released from service. I was up for jury duty recently, and one of the potential jury members flat out said that she couldn't be unbiased in the trial, since she'd been assaulted by a black man not too long before, and the defendant in the case was black as well. The judge released her back to the jury pool. I would assume that stating that you have PTSD (and having documentation to that effect) and explaining how it would prevent you from being able to serve would be a pretty good reason to not serve. (No idea about claiming alcoholism, and I'd wager that most people wouldn't want to announce to fifty people that they have a drinking problem.)