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–snip– > It’s just not fair to compare. More to the point, why do some people come > through all this without a serious problem, just a few bad memories, while > the person standing shoulder to shoulder went to pieces in later years? > We still got a lot of homework to do.
Amen! Smile and there will be something to smile about! Nancy
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I have MAJOR work to do. Nancy, I took your advice. I have been either working out every day, or swimming, and it has been helpful. The only problem that I have is the barking dogs in the building next door to me, which sometimes trigger me. Still working, still working….will it ever end?? Luanne – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -kipco wrote: > –snip– > > It’s just not fair to compare. More to the point, why do some people come > > through all this without a serious problem, just a few bad memories, while > > the person standing shoulder to shoulder went to pieces in later years? > > We still got a lot of homework to do. > Amen! > Smile and there will be something to smile about! > Nancy
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Hi Luanne! –snip– > Still working, still working….will it ever end??
Sure, Luanne … we can stop working on being better people and happier people _after_ we have drawn our last breath. Otherwise, I know I will become one of the living dead again … zombie :/ Smile and there will be something to smile about! Nancy
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>I have MAJOR work to do. >Nancy, I took your advice. I have been either working out every >day, or
swimming, and it has been helpful. Luanne, Good for you!!!!! I know when I work out (which is 50/50) I feel better. When I make it a part of my daily life, I am without a doubt close to 100%. This is the confusing part to me. Since I know how beneficial it is to me, why don’t I do it everyday. I get to the point where I can feel and see the results of weeks of hard work then I suddenly let go. I am on a exercise mode again, but this time I am trying to let it be part of my daily routine, rather then a termporary fix to feel better. Hopefully, it will stay. E.
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Exercise has helped with my anxiety greatly. I have been doing my routine now every day and can’t believe the improvements that I have made in the gym already. I wouldn’t say that it is a total cure, but I certainly do feel a lot better than I do when I get up in the morning, which is my worst time of day! Sincerely, Luanne – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -HeyYou97 wrote: > >I have MAJOR work to do. > >Nancy, I took your advice. I have been either working out every >day, or > swimming, and it has been helpful. > Luanne, > Good for you!!!!! I know when I work out (which is 50/50) I feel better. > When I make it a part of my daily life, I am without a doubt close to 100%. > This is the confusing part to me. Since I know how beneficial it is to me, why > don’t I do it everyday. I get to the point where I can feel and see the > results of weeks of hard work then I suddenly let go. I am on a exercise mode > again, but this time I am trying to let it be part of my daily routine, rather > then a termporary fix to feel better. Hopefully, it will stay. > E.
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I agree. excercise helps me too. Not only with the mind but also keeps the heart fit and hopefully gets rid of the blubber tooo!
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081898-33 18 Aug 1998 Newsgroups Many Prostitutes Suffer Combat Disorder, Study Finds By ABIGAIL ZUGER EXCERPT: "The world’s oldest profession may also be among its most traumatizing. A new study has found that a serious psychiatric illness resulting from exposure to physical danger is more common among prostitutes than among troops who have weathered combat duty. The illness, post-traumatic stress disorder, is the modern equivalent of shell shock, or combat fatigue. It leaves survivors of serious physical danger emotionally numb, and tortured by recurrent nightmares and flashbacks, often for decades. In a study to be presented today at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association in San Francisco, researchers interviewed almost 500 prostitutes from around the world and discovered that two-thirds suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder. In contrast, the condition is found in less than 5 percent of the general population. Studies of veterans of combat in the Vietnam War have found that the disorder may be diagnosed in 20 percent to 30 percent, about half of…" This copyrighted report cannot be reproduced in its entirety here. However, you can read it in full today, 18 Aug 1998, at the following URL. (Combine the following lines into your web browser), or use the hyperlink, below.) http://search.nytimes.com/search/daily/bin/fastweb? getdoc+site+iib-site+21+5+wAAA+military <a href="http://search.nytimes.com/search/daily/bin/fastweb?getdoc+site+iib-si…">Go to full report</a> — REFERENCES: (Hyperlinks below) Why I Am Proud I Served In Vietnam Essay http://members.aol.com/forvets/essay/index.html Vietnam War Websites http://members.aol.com/veterans/warlib6v.htm Veteran/Active Duty Registry (Over 18 million listings) http://members.aol.com/Veterans/registry.htm http://members.aol.com/Veterans/warlib46.htm The G.I. Photograph Museum and Registry http://members.aol.com/ForCountry/friends.htm <a href="http://members.aol.com/Veterans/warlib6v.htm">V’nam Websites</a><br> <a href="http://members.aol.com/WarLibrary/vwhrf.htm">V’nam War Files</a><br> <a href="http://members.aol.com/Veterans/names.htm">2,711,513 Served</a><br> <a href="http://members.aol.com/ForCountry/friends.htm">Photo Museum</a><br> <a href="http://members.aol.com/VetsOfAmer/bonus2.htm">BONUS MARCH II: A New Beginning</a><br> <a href="http://members.aol.com/VetsOfAmer/104262">Repeal the VA’s Patient Enrollment System</a><br>
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Well, I’m not insulted. By the time my service was over in 1969, I felt that my major worth had been as someone who could be raped, rather than someone who could contribute to the Army. Smile and there will be _something_ to smile about! Nancy – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -wallpa…@pop.service.ohio-state.edu wrote: > veter…@pacbell.net wrote: > >081898-33 > >18 Aug 1998 > >Newsgroups > >Many Prostitutes Suffer Combat Disorder, Study Finds > >By ABIGAIL ZUGER > >EXCERPT: "The world’s oldest profession may also be among its most > >traumatizing. A new study has found that a serious psychiatric illness > >resulting from exposure to physical danger is more common among > >prostitutes than among troops who have weathered combat duty. > Oh, c’mon now….apples and orangutans… > I can’t even think of how to begin to comment on this. > I’m insulted to try to picture how someone could compare the two. > I would think, correct me if I’m wrong folks, > that this would be insulting to vets also. > JMHO!
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Ditto to what Nancy said!! Sincerely, Luanne
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While it’s undeniable that prostitution is a high risk activity, one must also consider the issue of volition and other matters which might lead someone to become a prostitute. Young women escaping untenable home situations, and who have been systematically robbed of their self image often find themselves on the streets when they have nowhere else to go; they become convinced that their pimps love them. It’s often a choice made by a young girl who feels she has no other choice. And they often begin their "careers" after having been raped. I guess all I’m saying is that, high risk activity or not, one shouldn’t blame the victim. That having been said, however, what we as a society owe to our vets is in no way analogous to what we as a society should be doing for prostitutes who may also be suffering. Speaking as someone who has never served, it’s pretty obvious that we owe vets for what they’ve suffered on our behalf. It’s a debt all non-vet citizens have. John
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Like I’ve said before, we have to be careful about who is most hurt or deserving. It wouldn’t take much for this newsgroup to devolve into a contest for who’s more hurt. "Hey, I’m *really* screwed up, you just need a vacation!" Stuff like that. The jury is still out on too much of this. Ok, I didn’t see war, I didn’t go into the military. In fact I was actively opposed the Nam war. But then I felt left out, like I was denied a chance to ‘prove my manhood’. So I was a civilian field EMT for 15 years. (That’s not my whole story. Maybe it’s time to repost that.) It’s just not fair to compare. More to the point, why do some people come through all this without a serious problem, just a few bad memories, while the person standing shoulder to shoulder went to pieces in later years? We still got a lot of homework to do. Brent John Monch wrote in message <6rng26$m3…@news2.cais.com>…
<good response snipped> – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->That having been said, however, what we as a society owe to our vets is in >no way analogous to what we as a society should be doing for prostitutes who >may also be suffering. Speaking as someone who has never served, it’s >pretty obvious that we owe vets for what they’ve suffered on our behalf. >It’s a debt all non-vet citizens have. >John
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