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Nystagmus · 09-28-2010, 05:03

I was in the Army for 7 years. I was a 21B (Combat Engineer). I went to Iraq in 2003 and saw what some call the "worst" during the invasion.

Several years back I had to go to ASAP Counseling for getting drunk and starting a fight at a bar. The damn system is pressing it upon our soldiers to be posers. Everyone in my ASAP group was "Diagnosed with PTSD". Sad fact though, I was the only one there that had been deployed, and most of the "PTSD" cases came from people who just had a too-weak of a wing to fly in the military, and had problems like "my dog died". Seriously, there was a soldier in there for that crap.

My counselors constantly stated that I "must have PTSD" due to the way I acted when I was drunk, and kept testing me for it. When the truth was, I acted drunk when I was drunk...

I simply stated every time that, I have no issues, dreams, or flashbacks about Iraq, and they kept telling me that I was exhibiting signs of PTSD.

I am starting to think that the curriculum that these doctors and counselors are being taught is to blame... The professors in which "know" that it is all related to PTSD!

I look before I cross the street to avoid being hit by a car (as what happened to me once as a kid), but the professionals will say that "this is a form of PTSD". WTF? Seriously?!

[Lack of accountability for ones self, aka Pathway Through the Secret Door (Adjective) = P.T.S.D.]

I do not doubt that there are real forms of it, but I can not even believe that, for one second, most of these claimants are being at least 90% accountable to themselves.

My story, I fucked up, I paid for it, and I corrected it. I didn't blame anything but the person who propagated my actions, me.

09-28-2010, 05:03	#12
Nystagmus Asset Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Dallas Texas Posts: 2	Honestly... I was in the Army for 7 years. I was a 21B (Combat Engineer). I went to Iraq in 2003 and saw what some call the "worst" during the invasion. Several years back I had to go to ASAP Counseling for getting drunk and starting a fight at a bar. The damn system is pressing it upon our soldiers to be posers. Everyone in my ASAP group was "Diagnosed with PTSD". Sad fact though, I was the only one there that had been deployed, and most of the "PTSD" cases came from people who just had a too-weak of a wing to fly in the military, and had problems like "my dog died". Seriously, there was a soldier in there for that crap. My counselors constantly stated that I "must have PTSD" due to the way I acted when I was drunk, and kept testing me for it. When the truth was, I acted drunk when I was drunk... I simply stated every time that, I have no issues, dreams, or flashbacks about Iraq, and they kept telling me that I was exhibiting signs of PTSD. I am starting to think that the curriculum that these doctors and counselors are being taught is to blame... The professors in which "know" that it is all related to PTSD! I look before I cross the street to avoid being hit by a car (as what happened to me once as a kid), but the professionals will say that "this is a form of PTSD". WTF? Seriously?! [Lack of accountability for ones self, aka Pathway Through the Secret Door (Adjective) = P.T.S.D.] I do not doubt that there are real forms of it, but I can not even believe that, for one second, most of these claimants are being at least 90% accountable to themselves. My story, I fucked up, I paid for it, and I corrected it. I didn't blame anything but the person who propagated my actions, me.
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