I didn't use to cry at movies, but then I had some life experiences that were difficult, and now I cry about all kinds of stuff that completely confuses people who don't know my background. I can be in a store and see someone trip and start to sob. It can be difficult.
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Tj, i don't think you spend enough time around women. i sense things better than you. oh man, what does that say about me?
Actually there was a show where a soldier did this and then it became much more common place after that. Being a Vet and knowing the feeling of being away from family due to being overseas just gets me. Having lost friends and had friends lose limbs, veteran stuff in general often gets me. I keep thinking I want to become a soldiers advocate because there is so much wrong with our va and government system and our soldiers don't deserve to be treated like I have been. Only problem is I would probably be yelling and crying all at the same time.That wasn't a show, that was the Jeep ad during the Super Bowl
I have. Actually I have a friend who was really helped out by them a lot after he was blown up by an ied and was in a coma for a while. He is relatively fine now (all things considered that is. I mean he's alive and able to enjoy his family) but he still has memory problems and can't run and walks with a hitch in his giddyup. He is truly an inspiration though with his cheerfulness. He does a lot of speaking for them at conventions and stuff now.
That's awesome. So many vets are returning with PTSD, some that are pretty severe cases, and they are having problems getting covered by the VA. Not to mention all the other problems that the VA is not covering, or just declining to treat. The suicide rates of Vets are super high, like more deaths per day from suicide than from the war. The numbers are at 22 per day due to suicide and only 1 per day from the war. People don't seem to realize that. I think the VA screwing vets around probably adds to the numbers. Makes me so mad and I hope I can help in some way.
I bet that's really hard to deal with. I know a lot of my friends have tried to self medicate, and it never seems to end well. I tried to dull stuff right when I first got out with alcohol but I learned really quick that doesn't work well for me at all and just makes things worse. I am one of the lucky few who actually figure this out. If I drink now I do not touch hard alcohol and I only allow myself one or two beers.
I'm actually the guy in the photo at the beginning of this thread. I started wearing the loincloth for a Turkey Trot and have been for every race since. For the colder weather, the two layers of leather cut the wind so my "extremity" doesn't get cold. The shoes are flats and I switch up between Five Fingers and my shoes. I do run BF often but am working up to longer distances. I'm in Corvallis OR and get tons of double-takes!
