Originally Posted by
KneeShot
During the presentation / initial AAR that started this thread.... Regarding PTS / PTSD this may be another one of the ways Grossman is changing his tune....here was my take on what he said about the above subject.
Grossman basically said that PTS and PTSD statitistcs are way over blown, especially from the media and depending on which way that media outlet leans will use those loose statistics to smear the current war.
He spoke about why some people get PTSD and why some people don't, even though some people will have "normal" reactions / PTS "Symptoms" after a traumatic experience that fade with time and processing of the event.
He also stated why some people never have any of those feelings and credited that to training, mindset, resiliency, motivation, faith, etc.
I actually thought his PTS/D portion of his talk was pretty good. For reference - Iam still serving, fully returned to duty after losing a leg, we have great psych docs where I work, and I know a lot of guys that have seen a lot of combat. None of that makes me an expert, just some experience to extrapulate the information that Grossman gave us.
As I said earlier, not a Grossman Fanboy, just following up on the AAR and my experience w/ his presentation.
Jeremy