Ever talk to someone going on their fifth tour in Iraq? I have.
Yes I have. I have spoken at length to men that fought in Viet Nam as well as assorted gang bangers, killers, and general all around bad guys who never seem to get PTSD. PTSD is unknown among the cartels, the Mafia and even the Irish gangs don't get PTSD.
Historically wars were bloody affairs. The fighting was up close and personal. When the war was over, the men went home and led remarkable lives.
PTSD is an excuse. Its an excuse to get drunk, get loaded and more than anything its the go to reason to beat their women and children. It's what weak men use to get their way. Awww da big bad employer won't let me have my puppy. I'll show HIM. I'll make him do what I want.
Suck it up buttercup. The world is not your safe space.
Not one of the men claiming PTSD I've talked to can answer this.
How can a man show incredible bravery under fire, under horrible conditions, and bring everything they have to survival then come back and can't go out for lunch without their puppy?
It's amazing what people can do when they have to. No one cuts slack when the bullets are flying.