I still maintain that PTSD is fake, it’s made up pyschobabble, just another way for sharks to make money.
Rely on God, I survived three tours in one of the most aggressive units the world has ever seen, and I’m fine.
God is my strength. His Word, his son dying for me, that is what everyone needs to be focusing on.
I think what we need to do is send you into high intensity combat and see how you react to months of wathcin your buddies killed, while reeling in the stench of decaying human flesh.
I have no idea what line you are trying to pull, but you are full of it. I had a FIL who suffered from it as a result of being trapped for several days behind Japanese lines in Burma in WWII. It wasn't an act. He wasn't on welfare. He was a standup guy who worked all his life at a respectable profession. Believe me, he did not want to suffer from it.
Knowing many WWII/Korean war vets who were solid Christian men- great husbands, fathers and grandfathers, I wondered how they made it through horrible times at war, all they saw....and how they could be ‘normal’ after that.
They came back and wanted a better world and knew Christ was the only way. Serving Him and seeing all the good and love put their experiences in the background- Satan, behind me. Same with women who are raped and abused. Almost everyone could have PSTD really!
We are saved by grace through faith! Jesus can and did heal everything brought to Him. That is not done these days. We medicate and hand out disability, Teddy bears and animals. Just adult safety blankets.
First guy I ever ran across with PTSD was a guy who saw combat in Europe in World War II. He was a functioning alcoholic who self medicated with liquor. Ended up a convicted felon for multiple drunk driving convictions.
It’s real, but what is different now is the financial incentive to get on the PTSD disability dole. Folks who haven’t been within a 1000 miles of combat are sucking the taxpayer dry and using it as a ‘get out of jail free card’.