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Khergit Deserters
Crom's Angels
#21 - 2013-11-11 23:11:13 UTC
If anybody's interested in real-life PTSD and what causes it, this is a good book: David Philipps, Lethal Warriors: When the New Band of Brothers Came Home. An eye-opener is where it describes what causes PTSD. Basically, repeated in-danger/fight-or-flight experiences cause the "animalistic survival" part of the brain to grow stronger. The brain becomes supremely focuses on avoiding violence and doing violence. At the same time, the social decision making/social conscience part of the brain physically grows weaker.

So the PTSD victim returning to regular society has a neurosystem that's hardwired for momentary survival in a violent environment. (And also wired for the emotional responses that are involved in violence (the startle response, terror, berserk rage, etc.) But now he has to try to get by in an environment that's all about social cues and social rules-- which his system is now physically poor at reading and analyzing. Physically, he's kind of a Mr. Hyde prone to rages and terrors, trying to stay out of trouble and adapt in a social-rules society. Pretty tough deal.
Sebastor Cane
The Outlet
#22 - 2013-11-12 17:42:04 UTC
Ive worn a poppy for the last two weeks


English, Scottish, Irish, Welsh, Canadians, Americans, Australians and New Zealanders.

All died in two world wars.

There's was not to wonder why there was just to do and die.


Two different generations of men destroyed by war
Decian Cor
Stronghelm Corporation
Solyaris Chtonium
#23 - 2013-11-14 21:38:31 UTC
Khergit Deserters wrote:
If anybody's interested in real-life PTSD and what causes it, this is a good book: David Philipps, Lethal Warriors: When the New Band of Brothers Came Home. An eye-opener is where it describes what causes PTSD. Basically, repeated in-danger/fight-or-flight experiences cause the "animalistic survival" part of the brain to grow stronger. The brain becomes supremely focuses on avoiding violence and doing violence. At the same time, the social decision making/social conscience part of the brain physically grows weaker.

So the PTSD victim returning to regular society has a neurosystem that's hardwired for momentary survival in a violent environment. (And also wired for the emotional responses that are involved in violence (the startle response, terror, berserk rage, etc.) But now he has to try to get by in an environment that's all about social cues and social rules-- which his system is now physically poor at reading and analyzing. Physically, he's kind of a Mr. Hyde prone to rages and terrors, trying to stay out of trouble and adapt in a social-rules society. Pretty tough deal.




I myself just got done reading (and thoroughly enjoyed) this one:

On Killing by Lt. Col. Dave Grossman

[u]Unfiltered for the masses.[/u]

http://imgur.com/mzSl1Ie
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