and as far as the PTSD , yes Sir , i think that in the majority of cases its BS Syriusly .
That is too bad.
I guess if you can't see that missing limb, you just assume the veteran is faking it.
Meet the 91-year-old whose wartime PTSD makes him the perfect guide for today’s veterans
The vets I meet are surprised to learn I’m a weightlifter who does interval training on the treadmill and that I can make it through a conversation without nodding off. I tell them how PTSD has affected me: I avoid elevators, crowds and July 4th fireworks; I’m claustrophobic from the 12 days I spent in a lightless cell at the
Luftwaffe interrogation center in Germany, and I won’t fly unless I have an aisle seat.
Survivor’s guilt is still my strongest stressor. I make them privy to my emotional baggage to show them that they are not unique or weird. I tell them about my bombing missions with the Eighth Air Force during WWII and the day that my B-17 exploded over Berlin. How I am plagued with guilt over the loss of four of my crewmates that day. What it was like being a POW for a year and how exhilarating it was to see Patton lead his troops through the barbed wire gates of our Stalag to liberate us.
I also tell them that I have been an out patient at the hospital for more than 25 years and that the care I received has changed my life.