Three topics, different but related
Haven't seen any post by Brown Water Navy :Gi's or Swabies. Talked to one...He said it was 'a grinder meat' until they got the Monitor boat's
1. They were only unit to be disbanded In Country (per doc. on TV two years ago)
First heard the term 'grinder meat,' from civilian barbers that gave haircuts in induction camp (proper name for site where you spent a
couple weeks, getting clothing, testing.-can't remember?) He said the safety of the ship, then cruising the rivers was, 'PTSD just waiting to happen.'
2. Also The Horse Whisper-the real one not the movie. He gave sessions on how he broke horses in a corral with seats for audience.
On many occasions he had women break down sobbing... once taken to seclusion they were all victims of spouse abuse.
Someone on site had knowledge of PTSD, stated symptoms were the same.
3. Movie The Accountant:
Run of the mill movie, save one scene: Concern parents attempting to place autistic son in center where hopefully, he can be helped.
The head shrink stated: ' I don't know if we can help your son or not, we know so little...we have no test that will determine what is wrong,
we have nothing...know nothing,,,'
The stance of stating out loud what is obvious (to me anyway) got my silly ass thrown out of grad school.
I would not, could not mark an intelligent, thoughtful response wrong-according to the correct responses in the textbook, or those being taught.
I believed, still do, when exposed to chronic violence, fear laden situations (and so many other lifestyle occasions-poverty, chronic household anger, exposure to those that have what you do not possess, and having the differences pointed out to you with verbal jabs-drives your
mind to find a safe place. The paradox is that in seeking safety, you often respond with violence and/or total withdrawal.
You want to know why there is so much violence in ghetto's-go live there-live with uncertainty, apprehension, viewing an outside society
that HAS, while you do not.
PTSD was with us long before the Mongel Hordes swept through Asia...We 'found'' PTSD as a diagnosis and felt so very clever.
Oops: explanation, I was on military site, but with movies listed it sort'a fits