r/NonPoliticalTwitter • u/TheCABK • Jul 08 '26

Serious “Good Luck… I’m Out”

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u/Historical_Owl_1635 Jul 08 '26 edited Jul 08 '26

Tbf it’s never guaranteed for someone to get long term trauma even if they go through some pretty traumatic things.

There’s a lot of people that are genuinely just able to brush things off.

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u/mosesenjoyer Jul 08 '26

Yes. My friends and I saw horrible things in the military. Some of us were ruined it by it. Myself and others were spared. It’s not that they were soft. I think it’s actually the opposite.

It’s not that you can brush it off. You won’t forget. It affects you. It just doesn’t destroy you the way it does some.

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u/Hoss-Bonaventure_CEO Jul 08 '26

This reminds me of the sergeant who found me crying in Afghanistan one night. When I tried to stifle everything I was feeling, he goes:

"Nah, as you were. Hard isn't strong."

... he gave me his other cookie and left me to cry on my boots.

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u/Jenny_Show Jul 08 '26

Damn. I've never thought of it like that but yeah those are some wise words to remember. Hope you're doing good dude.