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 Nov 22 2008, 03:17 AM
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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?
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Dec 1 2008, 03:47 PM
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If two individuals from the same upbringing, same control factors, are exposed to the same thing, and one suffers from PTSD and the other doesn't, then then one who didn't is (in my opinion) stronger.
QUOTE(Mipadi) Are you arguing, then, that "weak" and "strong" have absolute definitions that are not based on the other term? If so, what is the definition of "weak", and what is the definition of "strong"? And how does saying that Person A is stronger than Person B not imply that Person B is somehow weak? They have subjective definitions. If person A is stronger than B, then B is weak when compared to A. Take someone who can bench 400 lbs and compare them to someone who can bench 500 lbs. Compared to the latter, Mr. 400 is weaker than Mr. 500, but compared to me, he's a hell of a lot stronger. Unless everyone and everything was absolutely the same, there will be people who are weak and people who are strong. Take two people who can both be mentally strong, but one's stronger than the other and dodges PTSD, the person who got it is, when compared to the one who didn't, weaker. |
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fameONE Combat Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Nov 22 2008, 03:17 AM
kryogenix Neg, because then the stronger willed or mentally ... Nov 22 2008, 09:37 AM fameONE ^Exactly.
However, what about those who really ha... Nov 22 2008, 01:22 PM
kryogenix QUOTE(fameONE @ Nov 22 2008, 12:22 PM) ^E... Nov 28 2008, 12:47 AM mipadi QUOTE(kryogenix @ Nov 28 2008, 12:47 AM) ... Dec 1 2008, 11:06 AM karmakiller You probably already know where I stand on this, b... Nov 27 2008, 08:09 PM fameONE You can't just equate combat-stress to being w... Nov 28 2008, 01:38 AM kryogenix My mistake, I didn't mean to call them weak, I... Nov 28 2008, 11:39 AM fameONE Understood.
It's a tough argument for militar... Nov 28 2008, 03:58 PM karmakiller ^ Isn't one of the big problems that people re... Nov 28 2008, 05:02 PM kryogenix I didn't mean to label them as weak. Perhaps ... Dec 1 2008, 01:12 PM mipadi QUOTE(kryogenix @ Dec 1 2008, 01:12 PM) I... Dec 1 2008, 01:38 PM kryogenix Just because someone is stronger than another, doe... Dec 1 2008, 02:01 PM mipadi QUOTE(kryogenix @ Dec 1 2008, 02:01 PM) J... Dec 1 2008, 02:42 PM brooklyneast05 i don't think steven is arguing definitions in... Dec 1 2008, 02:55 PM mipadi QUOTE(brooklyneast05 @ Dec 1 2008, 02:55 ... Dec 1 2008, 03:19 PM |
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