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Not only pre-modern. I got to know quite a couple of WWII veterans. PTSD was invented for them and coping mechanism #1 was alcohol. During the 80th you could w

Not only pre-modern. I got to know quite a couple of WWII veterans. PTSD was invented for them and coping mechanism #1 was alcohol. During the 80th you could witness a lot of vets, who were blind, men who had lost limbs - quite common here. Not to mention rape for the women. These folks shaped the daily live.

chrisseaton 4y ago
> PTSD was invented for them You think nobody suffered PTSD before WW2? Look up the battle shock that people suffered in WW1.
- conorcleary 4y ago
  They're referring to the semantic term. Also 'shell shock' is a more common term for WW1's version.
  - kloch 4y ago
    George Carlin had a classic bit on the topic of evolving names for PTSD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSp8IyaKCs0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSp8IyaKCs0
- shitpostbot 4y ago
  I propose Betteridge's law of internet comments: Any question at the start of a reply can be answered with, "No, that's obviously not what they said, let's try to keep the drama to a minimum please."
- sandworm101 4y ago
  PTSD is also less common in soldiers than in other jobs. Many types of doctors (oncology, some branches of pediatrics) are pretty much expected to experience symptoms after a given number of years. It is also very very common amongst train engineers. And prison guards.
- Group_B 4y ago
  https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hSp8IyaKCs0 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hSp8IyaKCs0
kerblang 4y ago
Not sure about what's being said here but given what other comments are claiming https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-traumatic_stress_disorder#History https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-traumatic_stress_disorder... > Early in 1978, the diagnosis term "post-traumatic stress disorder" was first recommended in a working group finding presented to the Committee of Reactive Disorder > The addition of the term to the DSM-III was greatly influenced by the experiences and conditions of U.S. military veterans of the Vietnam War. Ham-fisted a film as it was, First Blood w/ Sylvester Stallone really launched the term into the American consciousness and completely changed the perception and sympathy towards Vietnam veterans. The DVD commentary is arguably more interesting than the movie.

chrisseaton 4y ago

> PTSD was invented for them You think nobody suffered PTSD before WW2? Look up the battle shock that people suffered in WW1.

conorcleary 4y ago
They're referring to the semantic term. Also 'shell shock' is a more common term for WW1's version.
- kloch 4y ago
  George Carlin had a classic bit on the topic of evolving names for PTSD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSp8IyaKCs0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSp8IyaKCs0
shitpostbot 4y ago
I propose Betteridge's law of internet comments: Any question at the start of a reply can be answered with, "No, that's obviously not what they said, let's try to keep the drama to a minimum please."
sandworm101 4y ago
PTSD is also less common in soldiers than in other jobs. Many types of doctors (oncology, some branches of pediatrics) are pretty much expected to experience symptoms after a given number of years. It is also very very common amongst train engineers. And prison guards.
Group_B 4y ago
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hSp8IyaKCs0 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hSp8IyaKCs0

kerblang 4y ago

Not sure about what's being said here but given what other comments are claiming https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-traumatic_stress_disorder#History https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-traumatic_stress_disorder... > Early in 1978, the diagnosis term "post-traumatic stress disorder" was first recommended in a working group finding presented to the Committee of Reactive Disorder > The addition of the term to the DSM-III was greatly influenced by the experiences and conditions of U.S. military veterans of the Vietnam War. Ham-fisted a film as it was, First Blood w/ Sylvester Stallone really launched the term into the American consciousness and completely changed the perception and sympathy towards Vietnam veterans. The DVD commentary is arguably more interesting than the movie.