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White House Floats Gun Control Proposals

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Dark_Falcon1/07/2013 7:35:44 am PST

re: #409 darthstar

I hope you’re not trying to imply that individual veterans’ own sense of pride is keeping them from accepting help. We’ve had this discussion before. The existing programs are mere shadows of what they should be. The more outreach there is, the fewer suicides there will be. The current programs are completely insufficient to meet the needs of returning troops.

No, I’m not trying to imply that. What I am saying is that seeking help for mental distress can impact how one is perceived by others, and that change in perception can have negative consequences.

An example: Instead of the managers saying “It’s good that Jerry went to get help for PTSD. Being on active duty in Iraq was very hard on him and it’ll help his performance to have gotten treatment.”, they’d more likely be saying: “We need to see if we can get Jerry out of here. If he’s got PTSD he could be a time bomb for all we know. It’s the people with mental issues who shoot up offices.”