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In many cases, doctors treating the injured troops give them diagnoses of psychiatric disorders that miss the underlying physical damage. Much of what is catego

In many cases, doctors treating the injured troops give them diagnoses of psychiatric disorders that miss the underlying physical damage. Much of what is categorized as post-traumatic stress disorder may actually be caused by repeated exposure to blasts. I've said for years that people who are suicidal typically have very serious, intractable personal problems but get dismissed like it's "mental" or emotional. They need actual help for actual problems, not "attaboys" and not empty assurances that "Someone cares."

ambicapter 2y ago
Your comment doesn't reflect what you're quoting, you call it "personal problems" which implies extrapersonal problems occurring in their life, when the quote describes actual physical damage done to their brains.
- DoreenMichele 2y ago
  Health problems are real problems. They're personal problems and can impact how your mind works. The quote says they frequently get psychiatric diagnoses but new research indicates it's brain damage, not something talk therapy will help. I'm saying the same thing: Suicidal people have real problems that need real solutions, not talk therapy or emotional encouragement.
  - jt2190 2y ago
    Maybe I’m missing something here… is there a “real” solution that they should be getting instead? My impression is that there aren’t any remedies for brain injuries yet, that we’ve only just been able to detect them, but I’d love to hear that I’m wrong about this.
    - DoreenMichele 2y ago
      Anecdotally, I know of cases of improved neurological function from alternative remedies. No, I'm not aware of any vetted medical studies, new research etc. I'm not really trying to say "Just give these people x drug, clearly!" I'm trying to make a broader point that people who are suicidal need some problem resolved. Homeless people are frequently suicidal. They need housing, not to be dismissed as "crazy." People with torturous medical problems are frequently suicidal. I'm pro right to die but I also would like to see the world take their problem seriously and not act like you are "crazy" to feel like your body is a prison, you just want the torment to end and to feel your only hope of escape is death. Etc. People who are suicidal are routinely dismissed as "crazy," like they don't have a real problem. This needs to stop.

ambicapter 2y ago

Your comment doesn't reflect what you're quoting, you call it "personal problems" which implies extrapersonal problems occurring in their life, when the quote describes actual physical damage done to their brains.

DoreenMichele 2y ago
Health problems are real problems. They're personal problems and can impact how your mind works. The quote says they frequently get psychiatric diagnoses but new research indicates it's brain damage, not something talk therapy will help. I'm saying the same thing: Suicidal people have real problems that need real solutions, not talk therapy or emotional encouragement.
- jt2190 2y ago
  Maybe I’m missing something here… is there a “real” solution that they should be getting instead? My impression is that there aren’t any remedies for brain injuries yet, that we’ve only just been able to detect them, but I’d love to hear that I’m wrong about this.
  - DoreenMichele 2y ago
    Anecdotally, I know of cases of improved neurological function from alternative remedies. No, I'm not aware of any vetted medical studies, new research etc. I'm not really trying to say "Just give these people x drug, clearly!" I'm trying to make a broader point that people who are suicidal need some problem resolved. Homeless people are frequently suicidal. They need housing, not to be dismissed as "crazy." People with torturous medical problems are frequently suicidal. I'm pro right to die but I also would like to see the world take their problem seriously and not act like you are "crazy" to feel like your body is a prison, you just want the torment to end and to feel your only hope of escape is death. Etc. People who are suicidal are routinely dismissed as "crazy," like they don't have a real problem. This needs to stop.