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>>Daniel, do you still think that following the driver's advice to not look right was a good decision? Advice: I know people with PTSD and believe it is a good
by berntb 15y ago
>>Daniel, do you still think that following the driver's advice to not look right was a good decision?
Advice: I know people with PTSD and believe it is a good thing if you can avoid getting it yourself.
Personally, I can handle blood. But as a Scandinavian, I have a hard time seeing suffering even for a Westerner.
- iskander 15y agoOn the other hand, seeing violence up close gives you a better understanding of experiences many people outside the affluent west have to deal with. I ran back toward my bus after it blew up in Jerusalem and I mostly don't regret it. I hav been haunted by the experience since (the smell most of all) but I also feel like I gained a lot of sympathy for people whose situations were previously totally abstract to me.
- Jach 15y agoIt seems like iskander's account is hellbanned, I think it's one of those rare false positives. Anyway, he replied to your comment: "On the other hand, seeing violence up close gives you a better understanding of experiences many people outside the affluent west have to deal with. I ran back toward my bus after it blew up in Jerusalem and I mostly don't regret it. I hav been haunted by the experience since (the smell most of all) but I also feel like I gained a lot of sympathy for people whose situations were previously totally abstract to me." ------------------------- Not everyone's meant to be a reality junkie. A body can only handle so much (like heroin). http://unqualified-reservations.blogspot.com/2011/07/dispatches-from-real-america.html http://unqualified-reservations.blogspot.com/2011/07/dispatc...