HadIt.com Elder john999 Posted March 27, 2010 HadIt.com Elder Share Posted March 27, 2010 I wish Vietnam vets could sue for the harm done to us by the VA. Their treatment for mental health constituted cruel and unusual punishment. The first objective was to destroy your self esteem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLEDGE Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 I don't think the new ways of treating our PTSD Bear witness to the fact that we are actually and really hard-wired by the length of time that we got nothing. The last PTSD therapist that I had stated that the VA itself is a bigger problem for the PTSD vets than the experiences which caused the PTSD. Treating us like we are just drug seekers or lazy bums does more to cement the brain patterns than the long past experiences. CBT ain't worth spit after 30 or 50 years of the lack of treatment at the VA. First the VA has to apologize and admit to themselves and us that they have wronged us for a long friggin time. The first reaction of a VA puddin-head is to call security instead of listening to the problem and then taking action on the problem. Instead of writing down the problems I see things like "the veteran is not happy with the VA system". Or they write down something about what we looked like. When I'm in pain they write down that I was slouching and something about effect. Then they add that I was seeking drugs without mentioning the thing about pain. They can't talk me out of PTSD anymore than talk me out of pain. sledge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HadIt.com Elder Pete53 Posted March 27, 2010 HadIt.com Elder Share Posted March 27, 2010 Berta for a long time has commented about VA PTSD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HadIt.com Elder Commander Bob Posted March 27, 2010 HadIt.com Elder Share Posted March 27, 2010 I don't think the new ways of treating our PTSD Bear witness to the fact that we are actually and really hard-wired by the length of time that we got nothing... sledge Our children and our children's children were misinformed about stress related problems of Vietnam vets. This unwritten misinformation lingers among some of the later generations today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddown Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 I went to the inpatient CPT program in Battle Creek. It helped out of my original six (Stuck) points I had I'm down to two makes it a little more managable. Not sure outpatient is the same as getting put together for six weeks intensive therapy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazona Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 Yeah, they got me set up to start CPT next week. Figure it's gonna be another dog and pony show. The VA has tons of dog and pony shows...must have been a big sale some where. jaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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