Posted on Jul 5, 2015
Are you tired of these PTSD signs... and the Discussion?
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In Missouri, especially around here, people are fireworks crazy, so last night these signs (the concept, as I have not seen any around here) were even more funny; sound like "shock and awe" around our home. So, I am getting... Real tired of this...
WWI, WW2, Korea, Vietnam, etc... Didn't complain.. To me, These are just more posers and attention seekers.
But, this sign (meme, I think?) is really accurate... It about covers my thoughts, as does the author....
"No, I'm not saying every last veteran with these signs is full of crap (although my tone sure suggests it). Nor am I saying PTSD doesn't cause real, verifiable problems and sensitivities to things like fireworks. I am saying, however, that our personal problems are not the general public's responsibility. If we have issues we need to handle them ourselves, not expect our communities to change their behavior for us.
Every veteran who handles his issues wins a victory that helps us all. Every veteran who embraces victimhood and displays a sense of entitlement reinforces damaging stereotypes that hurt us all. So burn those stupid fucking signs, light some fireworks, and be grateful that your neighbors still celebrate our independence the way we have for over two hundred years."
Have fun!
http://www.breachbangclear.com/signs-of-veteran-entitlement/
WWI, WW2, Korea, Vietnam, etc... Didn't complain.. To me, These are just more posers and attention seekers.
But, this sign (meme, I think?) is really accurate... It about covers my thoughts, as does the author....
"No, I'm not saying every last veteran with these signs is full of crap (although my tone sure suggests it). Nor am I saying PTSD doesn't cause real, verifiable problems and sensitivities to things like fireworks. I am saying, however, that our personal problems are not the general public's responsibility. If we have issues we need to handle them ourselves, not expect our communities to change their behavior for us.
Every veteran who handles his issues wins a victory that helps us all. Every veteran who embraces victimhood and displays a sense of entitlement reinforces damaging stereotypes that hurt us all. So burn those stupid fucking signs, light some fireworks, and be grateful that your neighbors still celebrate our independence the way we have for over two hundred years."
Have fun!
http://www.breachbangclear.com/signs-of-veteran-entitlement/
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I cannot answer one way or the other. I see the merits both sides of the issue... and both side are vaid. Who is more correct?????
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I think the concept was noble in the attempt to spread awareness of the struggles those with PTSD face, however I agree with my mates here, that this isn't realistic.
We want to be courteous of our neighbors, although I have yet to personally see a sign such as this in my neighborhood. There is still a great deal of stigma associated with mental health, and I highly doubt most would post it to their entire community.
I'm definitely an advocate of awareness, but this doesn't seem realistic.
We want to be courteous of our neighbors, although I have yet to personally see a sign such as this in my neighborhood. There is still a great deal of stigma associated with mental health, and I highly doubt most would post it to their entire community.
I'm definitely an advocate of awareness, but this doesn't seem realistic.
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Kind of like putting a beware of Dog sign up if you ask me...I do not like it.
Side note it also implies a level of uncontrolled potential violence and that is not good PR for any of us.
Extreme Sarcastic remark.....I guess broken hearted folks will be putting up similar signs come Valentines Day. Dear mailman please don't deliver any valentines here.....it hurts my feeling. Anyway ........
Side note it also implies a level of uncontrolled potential violence and that is not good PR for any of us.
Extreme Sarcastic remark.....I guess broken hearted folks will be putting up similar signs come Valentines Day. Dear mailman please don't deliver any valentines here.....it hurts my feeling. Anyway ........
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I think educating the public is fine...by signs or any other respectable way. Now, I know that last year we, my family and I, were sitting in our living room and our neighbors began shooting fireworks over our home and I have never felt more stressed since returning home. It was and still is illegal to light up fireworks within the city limits. SO, I did confront my neighbors in a respectful but point blank way. I don't like unexpected loud booms over my home.
Am I weak because I feel this way?....hhhhmmmm....nope. I think that being considerate of others is how community works. So, I'm fine with signs. I don't think I am going to stand there and read all of the words on the example sign, but a plain one that says, "Firework Sensitivity, please be considerate." would work just as well.
My 2 cents.
Am I weak because I feel this way?....hhhhmmmm....nope. I think that being considerate of others is how community works. So, I'm fine with signs. I don't think I am going to stand there and read all of the words on the example sign, but a plain one that says, "Firework Sensitivity, please be considerate." would work just as well.
My 2 cents.
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CPT Tamara Brewer
Personally, putting a sign in the front of my home is not the way I communicate. I think fireworks shot in a neighborhood just pisses me off for being inconsiderate.
Do they sound like mortar rounds or bullets...not to me, but if someone IS reaching out for attention, we need to ask ourselves how we can help them and not judge them because of their coping skills or lack there of. I choose to believe Soldiers are honorable as a whole, so judging them by saying they are attention or sympathy seekers seems to be counterproductive in having the backs of fellow veterans.
My 2 cents.
Do they sound like mortar rounds or bullets...not to me, but if someone IS reaching out for attention, we need to ask ourselves how we can help them and not judge them because of their coping skills or lack there of. I choose to believe Soldiers are honorable as a whole, so judging them by saying they are attention or sympathy seekers seems to be counterproductive in having the backs of fellow veterans.
My 2 cents.
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Do I react when I hear an unexpected crack, whiz or bang? I sure do. I get hot flashes and heart palpitations. But that has to be quite loud. I don't know any combat arms soldier that mistakes fire crackers for gun fire. I think the signs are more a call for help or attention or sympathy than a true call for consideration.
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I remember when my uncle came home from Vietnam, he drove a supply boat for the Army up & down the Mekong Delta, one day sitting with him in his kitchen a car backfired outside and he instantly hit the deck under the table. Never saw these signs back then when I had uncles who served in WW II, Korea, & Vietnam. I often wonder why is it so different today? Certianly servicemen saw things just as bad back then as they do today yet PTSD is all over now. I hear people say they have PTSD and have never served in the military or first responder jobs.
My heart goes out to these young kids today with or without PTSD but sometimes I wonder if our country is the way it is because my generation did something wrong in raising them. God knows I have and still am trying.
My heart goes out to these young kids today with or without PTSD but sometimes I wonder if our country is the way it is because my generation did something wrong in raising them. God knows I have and still am trying.
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SFC William Farrell
I think back then (WWII, Korea) soldiers came home and tried to get on with their lives. If they had PTSD which wasn't a diagnosis till many, many years later, they self medicated with alcohol just as I did for years after Nam. My father and his brothers, all three of them were WWII vets and they all drank very heavily after returning home, the two uncles until they died. My father who is still alive is the first to admit he didn't do much during the war but drank heavily for years and years afterwards. Fortunately he is sober today, perhaps the reason he is still the only one left.
The fakers are a dime a dozen as MAJ Carl Ballinger indicates and they are the ones who ruin it for all service members., whether you have PTSD or not.
The fakers are a dime a dozen as MAJ Carl Ballinger indicates and they are the ones who ruin it for all service members., whether you have PTSD or not.
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COL Charles Williams
SSG (Join to see) It is funny, because where I grew up, these signs (the real signs) would have been like "wet paint, don't touch" signs... We would have aimed at them...
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I just HAD to pick that I was tired of COL Williams... honestly though, I've never seen one in person. I'm all for "toning it down a bit" though, my dog apparently has PTSD, ever see a 100lb Rottweiler do a back-flip? It's pretty awesome!
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