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Yes, I have PTSD....no one comes home without it. No, I don't freak out when I hear a firecracker, or a backfire......but I do get a bit skiddish when I see a fire but that is a personal thing.
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What about the noise some air-freshener dispensers in public bathrooms can make?
It sounds like someone locking and loading a round, always makes me stop cold and start evaluating current cover, even though it doesn't make a lot of sense.
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Sounds to me you were more of a covert operative....where you were more tuned into noises in a quiet environment. I get it and I cant even picture how that would be. I was a patrol guy. You couldn't hear a dam thing over the noise of the HV's. It was all about sight, not hearing.....and although I never experienced stepping on a trigger, the feel of that, as we were taught, pretty much told you that, at best, you will lose some limbs, if not your life.
Seems we were trained for what to expect...and we need to live with it.
FYI....I cant stand fire. My wife loves the fire pit.
Me? Not so much.
Thank you for your service.