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Prolly not
The US was at least trying early on I think, but...
Like
People go on and on about the barbarism of late 19th and early 20th century psychology
Mental health is hard to diagnose and treat. Its probably almost impossible to get right.
Dissolving the institutions was a terrible idea tbh. Now they're just homeless
Institutions would make it easy and probably drop the suicide rate.
But they seem to forget that the entire reason we know as much of what little we do know at the moment is _because_ of that shit
It's not perfect but better than nothing.
my buddy was blown up too and got an honorable
Hefty reform was needed for sure, but dropping funding was a step in the wrong direction
I honestly think we need to raise the age of combat troops.
You reckon raise enlistment to like 21 or something?
People who's brains aren't fully developed shouldn't be in combat.
I think thats exactly when they want them
Theres been studies where people over the age of 25 are much less susceptible to ptsd.
if you're "all there" you might hesitate, as fucked up as that sounds
But I know plenty of people who got in the shit over the age of 25 and still suffer from ptsd
I really think it's more nurture than nature when it comes to ptsd.
Hmmm... maybe
Just that it’s incredibly prevalent
And the negative public perception certainly doesn’t help
Yeah. I can only speak anecdotally myself.
Just a general trend I've noticed.
In my shop, I had an old customer who was a vet from both Korea and Vietnam
He was... let’s say he had this sparkle in his eye when I told him I was a vet too
Like he hasn’t spoken to anyone about his experiences in _years_
And the painful thing is like...
He’d be so animated talking about him and his buddies and shit
And as soon as some other customer walks in he automatically becomes dead silent
I love hanging with the old vets.
And the worst part?
Guy was a combat medic
He didn’t even actively take part in shooting people
Was having a beer with a bloke who was an observer during the Malayan emergency.
And _even then_ he’s still made to feel ashamed of being a vet
Victoria’s fucked up man
Yeah its definitely a trash state.
Probably just build a wall around it.
wow. he'd be at home here. we have a LOT of marines here, let alone military in general