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In reply to the discussion: I didn't serve in Vietnam for freedom... [View all]Victor_c3
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I had a violent suicide attempt and I was involuntarily committed to the psych ward until they believed I wasn't suicidal anymore.
I love the reaction I get when I tell people about my problems. It's along the lines of "thanks for your service but your PTSD scares us and makes us uncomfortable". Maybe they should have though about that before they sent me to Iraq to spread " freedom".
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I just lost my last job about 5 weeks ago. One of the things I lost my job for was the fact that people saw the suicide scars on my wrists and it made them uncomfortable. I have it written up in a letter from HR and my boss. I even told them "I'm sorry that the war you sent people like me is so troubling to you that you can't stand the thought that it could drive those who fought in it to try to kill themselves."
Fuck those people - and I even used to work for an agency in the federal government that prided Itself for hiring vets like me.
I'm really not trying to take this out on you or your post. This is something that I a very deep emotional baggage with.