Comments on: GRITtv: Women In The Military Can’t Have PTSD? http://firedoglake.com/2008/05/26/grittv-women-in-the-military-can%e2%80%99t-have-ptsd/ Firedoglake weblog Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:28:15 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: timbo http://firedoglake.com/2008/05/26/grittv-women-in-the-military-can%e2%80%99t-have-ptsd/#comment-1463965 timbo Tue, 27 May 2008 02:49:00 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/05/26/grittv-women-in-the-military-can%e2%80%99t-have-ptsd/#comment-1463965 <p>Which is why Obama should try to convince Hillary to take the Sec of Defense cabinet post. Spread the word.</p> Which is why Obama should try to convince Hillary to take the Sec of Defense cabinet post. Spread the word.

]]> By: LooMarr http://firedoglake.com/2008/05/26/grittv-women-in-the-military-can%e2%80%99t-have-ptsd/#comment-1463799 LooMarr Tue, 27 May 2008 01:07:55 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/05/26/grittv-women-in-the-military-can%e2%80%99t-have-ptsd/#comment-1463799 <p>A female vet who posted during her time in Iraq several years ago (when the rules on that were apparently less onerous), and who since her return has occasionally posted on her own PTSD is <strong>GinMar</strong> (http://ginmar.livejournal.com).</p> <p>I don’t get over there much these days. Her posts are very personal, in the Livejournal tradition. She never leaves doubt about where she stands on matters, and particularly on women’s rights issues, she throws a blistering inside fast ball, with appropriate accompanying language.</p> <p>Her compassionate and empathetic posts from Iraq were beautiful, and captured the mixture of (rare) hope and (more common) despair quite well; I hope they are still available in the archives over there.</p> <p>I think her current life matches the lives of many veterans fairly well, with a mixture of her PTSD, fighting with the VA for benefits she is owed, money and job woes, etc. She does seem to have a lot of folks who care about her, though; thank goodness for that.</p> A female vet who posted during her time in Iraq several years ago (when the rules on that were apparently less onerous), and who since her return has occasionally posted on her own PTSD is GinMar (http://ginmar.livejournal.com).

I don’t get over there much these days. Her posts are very personal, in the Livejournal tradition. She never leaves doubt about where she stands on matters, and particularly on women’s rights issues, she throws a blistering inside fast ball, with appropriate accompanying language.

Her compassionate and empathetic posts from Iraq were beautiful, and captured the mixture of (rare) hope and (more common) despair quite well; I hope they are still available in the archives over there.

I think her current life matches the lives of many veterans fairly well, with a mixture of her PTSD, fighting with the VA for benefits she is owed, money and job woes, etc. She does seem to have a lot of folks who care about her, though; thank goodness for that.

]]> By: egregious http://firedoglake.com/2008/05/26/grittv-women-in-the-military-can%e2%80%99t-have-ptsd/#comment-1463796 egregious Tue, 27 May 2008 01:07:33 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/05/26/grittv-women-in-the-military-can%e2%80%99t-have-ptsd/#comment-1463796 <p><a href="http://firedoglake.com/2008/05/26/bring-on-the-potluck-provocateurs/" rel="nofollow">PW upstairs</a></p> PW upstairs

]]> By: tw3k http://firedoglake.com/2008/05/26/grittv-women-in-the-military-can%e2%80%99t-have-ptsd/#comment-1463793 tw3k Tue, 27 May 2008 00:46:52 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/05/26/grittv-women-in-the-military-can%e2%80%99t-have-ptsd/#comment-1463793 <p>Great round table Laura. Shall we set it?</p> Great round table Laura. Shall we set it?

]]> By: Eureka Springs http://firedoglake.com/2008/05/26/grittv-women-in-the-military-can%e2%80%99t-have-ptsd/#comment-1463794 Eureka Springs Tue, 27 May 2008 00:46:52 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/05/26/grittv-women-in-the-military-can%e2%80%99t-have-ptsd/#comment-1463794 <p>Simply fund all exit costs.. with t-bone steaks for all who follow the funding orders of congress and come home.</p> <p>I dont think Bush could talk the generals et. al. into starving the troops without ammo.</p> Simply fund all exit costs.. with t-bone steaks for all who follow the funding orders of congress and come home.

I dont think Bush could talk the generals et. al. into starving the troops without ammo.

]]> By: freewayblogger http://firedoglake.com/2008/05/26/grittv-women-in-the-military-can%e2%80%99t-have-ptsd/#comment-1463791 freewayblogger Tue, 27 May 2008 00:42:55 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/05/26/grittv-women-in-the-military-can%e2%80%99t-have-ptsd/#comment-1463791 <p>From a female vet in Alaska:</p> <p><a href="http://freewayblogger.blogspot.com/2008/05/fairbanks-alaska.html" rel="nofollow">http://freewayblogger.blogspot.....laska.html</a></p> <p>Okay, I’m being a bit disingenuous here - she’s an animal doctor…</p> From a female vet in Alaska:

http://freewayblogger.blogspot…..laska.html

Okay, I’m being a bit disingenuous here – she’s an animal doctor…

]]> By: dakine01 http://firedoglake.com/2008/05/26/grittv-women-in-the-military-can%e2%80%99t-have-ptsd/#comment-1463785 dakine01 Tue, 27 May 2008 00:25:58 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/05/26/grittv-women-in-the-military-can%e2%80%99t-have-ptsd/#comment-1463785 <p>I still fear that with the current President and administration, if the funding were cut-off, that these [no expletives strong enough to express my disdain] would actually allow the troops to run out of food, supplies, ammunition, everything to just make the <em>point</em> that those DFHs and fellow travelors are not patriotic ‘Murkans</p> I still fear that with the current President and administration, if the funding were cut-off, that these [no expletives strong enough to express my disdain] would actually allow the troops to run out of food, supplies, ammunition, everything to just make the point that those DFHs and fellow travelors are not patriotic ‘Murkans

]]> By: tw3k http://firedoglake.com/2008/05/26/grittv-women-in-the-military-can%e2%80%99t-have-ptsd/#comment-1463783 tw3k Tue, 27 May 2008 00:23:31 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/05/26/grittv-women-in-the-military-can%e2%80%99t-have-ptsd/#comment-1463783 <p>jus cogens!</p> jus cogens!

]]> By: kirk murphy http://firedoglake.com/2008/05/26/grittv-women-in-the-military-can%e2%80%99t-have-ptsd/#comment-1463780 kirk murphy Tue, 27 May 2008 00:14:16 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/05/26/grittv-women-in-the-military-can%e2%80%99t-have-ptsd/#comment-1463780 <p>Yep.</p> <p> The fact that women in (US) military uniform are more likely to be casualties of rape at the hands of US servicemen than they are to be killed or wounded in action is a little-known “psychic barrier” against combat PTSD…or so my erstwhile colleagues in “military psychiatry” appear to be acting.</p> <p>Funny - in my trauma psychiatry fellowship, I never heard about that protective effect.</p> <p>/s</p> <p>Under the Bushies, “military psychiatry” is to psychiatry what “military intelligence” is to intelligence: hideously warped and limited.</p> Yep.

The fact that women in (US) military uniform are more likely to be casualties of rape at the hands of US servicemen than they are to be killed or wounded in action is a little-known “psychic barrier” against combat PTSD…or so my erstwhile colleagues in “military psychiatry” appear to be acting.

Funny – in my trauma psychiatry fellowship, I never heard about that protective effect.

/s

Under the Bushies, “military psychiatry” is to psychiatry what “military intelligence” is to intelligence: hideously warped and limited.

]]> By: hackworth http://firedoglake.com/2008/05/26/grittv-women-in-the-military-can%e2%80%99t-have-ptsd/#comment-1463777 hackworth Tue, 27 May 2008 00:11:55 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/05/26/grittv-women-in-the-military-can%e2%80%99t-have-ptsd/#comment-1463777 <p>Zed. No one is really entitled to PTSD under Bushco and the republicans - even the old Nam guys who have been drawing disability pensions for years.</p> Zed. No one is really entitled to PTSD under Bushco and the republicans – even the old Nam guys who have been drawing disability pensions for years.

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