Combat Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Options

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Should those who suffer from combat PTSD be recognized as casualties? How legitimate is mental illness in comparison to a physical injury? With this, should it be appropriate for a man/woman with PTSD to receive a purple heart?

[brooklyneast05]

i don't think steven is arguing definitions in the first place so i don't think that question will go very far. he's arguing this part, not the part you're nitpicking

I'm not saying don't treat PTSD, I'm all for treatment. I'm saying that just because they get PTSD, they shouldn't necessarily get a purple heart.

Take two individuals, one get the strep throat and the other doesn't. Should the one who got strep be rewarded over the person who didn't, outside of being treated/attempted to be cured?

hmmmm, i don't think i'd reward the strep throat person. it's not like either has control over it really, so idk how it warrants a reward for one or not a reward for someone else. i think the one who gets it should be cured/treated of course, but yeah.

[mipadi]

i don't think steven is arguing definitions in the first place so i don't think that question will go very far. he's arguing this part, not the part you're nitpicking

It's not "nitpicking" -- it's trying to find out the heart of a particular definition that's being used as a basis for reasoning.

hmmmm, i don't think i'd reward the strep throat person. it's not like either has control over it really, so idk how it warrants a reward for one or not a reward for someone else. i think the one who gets it should be cured/treated of course, but yeah.

Riiigghhhttt... I'm not arguing the reward aspect, just the assertion that a person suffering from mental trauma is somehow "weak".