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Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin claims her son suffers from PTSD. However, as an Infantryman (11B), he did not receive a Combat Infantryman Badge. What are your thoughts?
LIAR: Sarah Palin's Abusive Kid Never Saw Combat, No PTSD
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Posted 9 y ago
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My thoughts are that this kid could have PTSD and we can not just assume that because he was in a non-combat position that he wasn't affect in some way. "Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can develop after a very stressful, frightening or distressing event, or after a prolonged traumatic experience." You also have to consider the fact that certain factors appear to make some people more likely to develop PTSD. (http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Post-traumatic-stress-disorder/Pages/Causes.aspx)
As for him not receiving a Combat Infantryman Badge dosen’t indicate that he did not have a stressor while deployed.
As for him not receiving a Combat Infantryman Badge dosen’t indicate that he did not have a stressor while deployed.
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Please let me clarify MY position. I saw the article and thought it would make for an interesting discussion here on Rally Point.
As a Marine who served in Vietnam I did not see combat. I did not earn a Combat Action Ribbon (CAR). My MOS did not put me in harms way by having to go outside the wire very often. I did not run from combat, nor did I run to it. I did what was required of me. I did see firefights in the hills around my compound on a nightly basis. I watched air strikes during the day. Yes, I did feel like a sitting duck with all of this action going on around me, but not at me.
When I first started dealing with the VA like many of you I was evaluated for PTSD. I was told I did not have it, because I didn't see enough blood and guts.
I'm saying all of that to say this. IMHO, I know PTSD is real. I also know combat isn't the only catalyst for it to develop. There are many people who suffer from it. Many first responders do. Fear itself can cause PTSD. I honestly don't question a person's assertion that they suffer from it. Like I said the source of PTSD can come from many sources.
My question on the article is this "Has Trap Palin actually been diagnosed with PTSD, or is that Governor Palin's assertion that he has PTSD"?
As a Marine who served in Vietnam I did not see combat. I did not earn a Combat Action Ribbon (CAR). My MOS did not put me in harms way by having to go outside the wire very often. I did not run from combat, nor did I run to it. I did what was required of me. I did see firefights in the hills around my compound on a nightly basis. I watched air strikes during the day. Yes, I did feel like a sitting duck with all of this action going on around me, but not at me.
When I first started dealing with the VA like many of you I was evaluated for PTSD. I was told I did not have it, because I didn't see enough blood and guts.
I'm saying all of that to say this. IMHO, I know PTSD is real. I also know combat isn't the only catalyst for it to develop. There are many people who suffer from it. Many first responders do. Fear itself can cause PTSD. I honestly don't question a person's assertion that they suffer from it. Like I said the source of PTSD can come from many sources.
My question on the article is this "Has Trap Palin actually been diagnosed with PTSD, or is that Governor Palin's assertion that he has PTSD"?
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