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Here is the George Carlin piece mentioned, from his excellent book "When Will Jesus Bring The Pork Chops". http://youtu.be/CNk_kzQCclo http://youtu.be/CNk_kzQCc

• pyre 12y ago
  That whole thing just came across as annoying to me: - I don't agree that calling it Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder somehow shields us from the truth just because it sounds more clinical. - Not all PTSD is due to combat, so having the term 'vividly' referring to combat doesn't really make sense. How does "shell-shocked" accurately describe a rape victim suffering from PTSD (for example)? - The terms "combat fatigue" or "shell shock" don't imply the on-going nature of PTSD. The make it sound like all you need is a little R&R and you'll be in tip-top shape. - Personally, I find the term "shell shock" to have a less serious connotation than PTSD, but this could be my childhood associations of the term with puns about the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (prior to knowing the real meaning of the term).
  • omegant 12y ago
    I thought that shell shock refered to physical damage to the brain (due to some kind of concussion like explosion, impact, etc..) as oposed to PTSD that it's psicological due to the high stress and fear sufered.