Posted: 10/4/2012 7:27:30 PM EDT
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Well guys I let my membership lapse and this is a topic for team but I have a friend that is going in to get evaluated for PTSD.
He is upset that he is going to get a negative label for life and that he may have problems with purchasing guns or other things in the future. He was in Iraq early on and lost some good friends. I am thinking he should just go and get checked out but I wouldn't want anything negative to follow him around. He doesn't know what to say to the doc, do you act normal and get ignored or tell the truth and have it used against you in the future? Damn I wish my membership had not lapsed because I want some real discussion. He doesn't feel like there is anything wrong but his old lady knows better and I think he is more likely to be less sensitive to certain things and more sensitive to others. 
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Thats what I'm saying, if he tells the truth he gets "evaluated" and potentially receives help. If he is deemed "unstable" or whatever, they put him in a category that he can't get out of.
Oh, and after 13 months of waiting to hear from the VA they sent him a letter saying that he needs to respond and make an appointment within 10 days or start over. 
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They won't revoke his rights to own/buy guns, unless he gets forcefully committed by a judge. Even he goes willingly he will be fine if that is what they suggest, but probably not that likely most likely the will recommend group therapy or one on one with a phycologist/physiatrist. There are a lots of people that have seen phycologist/physiatrist and are not labeled for the rest of your life, because unless you run around yakking to everyone no one is going to know, because it's between you and them, they can't say anything without losing there ability to practice. I guess IMO I would tell your friend to get the help he needs and he will be much better on the other side. If they suggest he gets committed go along with it, if you buck the system bad things can happen, if they feel you can't make decisions for yourself. Again thought the chance of being committed unless very homicidal or suicidal are very very low.
I have several friends that self committed themselves at different times in their life, they all own guns and can buy guns, and you wouldn't know that they have ever were in a mental hospital unless they tell you. |
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They won't revoke his rights to own/buy guns, unless he gets forcefully committed by a judge. Even he goes willingly he will be fine if that is what they suggest, but probably not that likely most likely the will recommend group therapy or one on one with a phycologist/physiatrist. There are a lots of people that have seen phycologist/physiatrist and are not labeled for the rest of your life, because unless you run around yakking to everyone no one is going to know, because it's between you and them, they can't say anything without losing there ability to practice. I guess IMO I would tell your friend to get the help he needs and he will be much better on the other side. If they suggest he gets committed go along with it, if you buck the system bad things can happen, if they feel you can't make decisions for yourself. Again thought the chance of being committed unless very homicidal or suicidal are very very low. I have several friends that self committed themselves at different times in their life, they all own guns and can buy guns, and you wouldn't know that they have ever were in a mental hospital unless they tell you. If the guy needs help he needs help, period. By all means get it. Just saying I'm not the TC556 type who sees benevolence in everything the government does, that's all. |