Veteran’s Physicians are Doctors of Death

Am I the only veteran who sees something wrong with the way PTSD is being handled within our medical community?  I must be because I do not hear any other veteran group saying anything about it.  Imagine being somewhat suicidal or homicidal and then being given a prescription drug that makes you even more so.  Is not this what is happening right now?

Imagine the stress felt during peacetime where you as a military member is dressed in uniform and hear all that saber-rattling by people who will not be dodging one bullet, thinking ata at any time you may be called on to put your life on the line because some politician wants to make a point.  That’s stress but not one of the contributors to PTSD according to our highly trained physicians who make these determinations.  For 3 to 4 years you live with this possibility each and every day but that’s not stressful according to them.

The times we are at war, you as a military member, worry about getting called up and leaving your family and friends behind.  Not knowing if you will return or not.  Trying so desperately to find some hope that if you do return, those who praise your name will be there to help you find some peace and keep it together.  When you return and hear all this praise, you begin to believe that these people really do have your back only to realize that it was all just plain parlor tricks and you stand alone.  The best that they can do is giving you some drugs which will not help but delay.  Now your desires, nightmares and nerves are worse, the light that was there when you deplaned is slowly dimming and these drugs are making things worse.  Your attempts to get some relief are wasted upon deaf ears because those with whom you speak to have no earthy idea what you are talking about.  They have not walked the same path, chewed some of the same dirt nor missed a good night’s sleep or a meal but these are the people who decide if you are suffering or not.


So they revert back to the only thing that they know.  If unsure of what you are really dealing with, give them drugs to delay having to deal with that issue.  Don’t worry about the side effects of any drugs you prescribe because you will never be held accountable.   You do not have to know what you are talking about just listen and use this handy check-off sheet to make your findings.  That veteran was willing to sacrifice their life for you but he/she’s still breathing so no big deal.  Take two aspirins and call me in the morning.

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