Slims

I don't know what to tell you Cromp. When I first redeployed I thought PTSD was a complete and total myth as all my guys seemed (to me) very well adjusted in comparison to the things they had seen/done. Nobody has turned into an emotional wreck, but over time most of us have been a little off. I still wake up at the slightest noise, my startle response is through the roof and I have some dreams. Not real nightmares, just slightly uncomfortable ones where I will be trying to shoot a bad guy and my weapon won't fire. Other guys had other problems but have slowly worked through them, though none were the classic basket cases depicted in books.

I personally think people who are not truly prepared for what they saw/did are more prone to issues.

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