BF2S Forums PTSD bullshit excuse or real danger ; One city, 15,000 homeless vets

PTSD is real...my mom's first husband was a Nam vet (and a medevac Huey pilot at that), and he had to wrap his legs with his sheets at night because he had violently fitful sleep at night.  He also had a lot of mental instability in his waking hours, too...it was definitely a contributing factor to them splitting up.  I know the guy, and he's gotten mostly over it, but he says he still has occasional flashbacks and it took over 20 years until he felt pretty normal.


However there are also probably plenty of cases where people simply turn to self-medication - i.e. drugs and/or alcohol - instead of seeking professional help for their issues related to PTSD, so they ultimately become an even bigger trainwreck than they were to begin with.  Soldiers who might have been borderline could get pushed over the edge if you throw in some addiction(s).