Some may feel a sense of relief, while for others it can trigger old feelings of fear, anxiety, experts say
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from:msnbc.comBin Laden's death may reignite PTSD for some
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For me this is a conclusion, I went into a terrible funk after 9/11 and was out of work for all of 2002. I couldnt get those images of the people jumping to their death and the towers coming down out of my head and the anger towards those who actually committed these crimes went unfocused. I feel much better now , its like a dark cloud has lifted and the sun is finally shinning through.
Thank you Obama , Bush and the US Military for keeping with the plan to finish this guy.
This article is ridiculous...PTSD from Bin Laden being killed...REALLY! LMAO! One thing is for sure...You couldn't qualify to be a NAVY Seal if that is all it takes to ruin your life!!!!!!!
Unbelievable!
@ kpokeefe -
You must be a child or were otherwise asleep for the last part of 2001 and all of 2002. Ever have airliners full of people purposely crash into your office building and then barely escape as that building crashed down around you? You probably never attended dozens of funerals with empty caskets in two weeks time. Maybe you haven't sat with grieving relatives and neighbors, while your other neighbor's sons went off to war? Maybe none of your friends ever died en-mass in one disgustingly brutal event. Perhaps you're not reminded of that horrific event on every holiday, weekend, or any time you see a tall building or an airplane? I guess you never experienced the grief that comes from watching previously happy people work themselves to death digging among acres of burning, toxic debris because they feel they have to find their sons. Maybe you never sat with children on their first day back at school and listened to them try to make sense of it all - listen to them tell how their fathers went to help the people in the towers and how mommy says that daddy hasn't come home because he's still there helping. Ever seen a class room full of 6 and 7 year olds in denial? I really don't recommend it.
10 years is a long time to try to bury a pain that doesn't go away - a pain mixed with hate. Of course his death brings back the trauma. We aren't trying to be Navy SEALs, we are just trying to go on with our lives without callous ass-hats belittling something they clearly don't know anything about.
Get a life.
What you see is what you get. However tell me why the reports of 3-5 years ago that Bin Laden was reported to be in a swank hotel and nothing was ever done about it. Was this an oportunity for the occupant of the White House to gain in the poles? If so he sure jumped on the band wagon, real quick. Think about it America....
This one of the most rational comment I ever read. Don't get me wrong good ridance but it is all about the ratings. You are right, my take is he has been killed a long time ago and now is the time to use this GREAT piece of news to boost ratings... Also, his death will not stop terrorism. We as rational Americans should look at the reasons why we are hated so much... If we are able to gain trust and understanding from others THEN and only THEN we will be able to erradicate terrorism first by isolating it then exterminating it. One huge problem I see is our blind support to israel... It is time to let this ugly duckling go... israel keeps on using our moneys (15 billion per year) without a simple thanks, It has brought nothing to us but headache plus israel has been founded by terrorist organizations (the hagganah and company) and on terrorist grounds... We need to wake up...
And finally:
Obama got osama :) Someone said it and I love it :)
If they knew about it 3-5 years ago, then why didn't the previous admin act on it? Also why go through the trouble of crashing a blackhawk into some empty compound over the weekend just to wag the dog? I really don't think the SEALteam would be amused if they were ordered by the president to risk their lives attacking an empty house in a sovereign nation just a mile from one of their military bases. If they hadn't gotten out of there in time the Pakis would probably have fired on them.
Those reports of 3-5 years ago were speculation and were not actionable. They were rumors in the press and online about what the military might know or about where OBL might be. It wasn't real info.
No wag the dog here. This was legit. It's fine to speculate, but don't be too eager to think that everything is a conspiracy. Sometimes a good win is just a good win.
I was looking for a good excuse to get out of working Friday! thanks
I spent Dec '01- Oct '02 in Afghanistan on the hunt for this turd and others like him. In '05 I was hit in Iraq and subsequently medically retired. Since hearing this recent news I have been on an emotional roller coaster. From pride to shame. From happiness to uncontrollable tears. I'm not sure why. Call it PTSD, call it something else... it's real.
The pain and memories do not easily "fade away". Unfortunately in this situation,there is no truth to "Time heals all wounds".We must push on, to give our family hope and prosperity.God Bless Our National Forces, who will always be on "our Side".
People live up to (and down to) expectations. The more we tell people that PTSD is the expected response to trauma, the more people conform to those expectations.
Giving a name to something doesn't change how it feels. Let the psychologists call it whatever they want, I simply call it a bad memory. Not everyone plays for sympathy.
There are way to many very weak people in this world.
i was in colorado on 9/11.i did not lose any friends or family members.the magitude of the twin towers overwhelmed me.i had nightmares for a week.it took everything i had to enter the building(tower) where i worked.with time the night mares receded to the depths of my memory.with the death of osama,i listened and watched the news casts.everything came back as if it was 9/11 again.i am glad he is dead.i hope that any people that follow his diatribe will soon follow.if i can help,let me know
As I was watching "Brothers and Sisters" last Sunday night, a special news report came on the TV. I said to myself. out of frustration because "Brothers and Sisters was being interupted by the special news report, what is it now? To my disbelief and surprise, the special news report said, Osama Bin Laden was dead. I went into shock. Could this be true that Osama Bin Laden is dead? I thought that he would never be captured and brought to justice for the atrocities of 9/11. I thought that I would elated and over the moon with satisfaction that President Obama would be the only President that was able to capture and kill the number one wanted criminal in the world. But, instead I was back there in 2001. I worked at the Pentagon in OA22 as a budget analyst. Well, on that beautiful day, a day that will live in infamy, the Pentagon was strucked by a plane flown by a member of Alkada. About 30 members of the budget and accounting divisions were killed. More than two-thirds I knew over eleven years. Because there were too many to cry for, I just could not cry for anyone. But, instead I suffered survivor's guilt. It took me a long time to resolve myself that it just was not my time. Although I will never ever get over what had happened on 9/11. I was able to live with it just a little time at a time. Now given the news the Osama Bin Laden was captured and put to death, I feel I'm right back there again in 2011. Now I have to start all over again to try to heal.