As a military veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan, this shit hits home. I’ve seen men break down and men who push it down until it is safe to let the feelings come out. Both are common, but for men you have to be able to keep the emotions in during a crisis situation. The men and women who are unable to do that pose risks of sudden suicide or uncontrollable behavior. Everyone has to let them out, that is extremely important.
A good friend of mine served in Afghanistan up until the very end. Never seemed to have any issues, was always cool and made the military seem like the most boring place on earth.
Flash forward to like a year ago and he’s got PTSD triggered by seeing his own kid and can’t sleep at night. No idea what happened, but yeah. It hits people.
As a military veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan, this shit hits home. I’ve seen men break down and men who push it down until it is safe to let the feelings come out. Both are common, but for men you have to be able to keep the emotions in during a crisis situation. The men and women who are unable to do that pose risks of sudden suicide or uncontrollable behavior. Everyone has to let them out, that is extremely important.
A good friend of mine served in Afghanistan up until the very end. Never seemed to have any issues, was always cool and made the military seem like the most boring place on earth.
Flash forward to like a year ago and he’s got PTSD triggered by seeing his own kid and can’t sleep at night. No idea what happened, but yeah. It hits people.