Sheepdog Tip of the Day, Before Combat tip 74
As a warrior it is you job to go into danger, but you can do something about how you respond to it. This is critical because if you do not feel a sense of intense fear, helplessness or horror, there is no PTSD. You create fear, helplessness and horror by being a sheep. You prevent it by being a sheepdog, a warrior. If there is no sense of helplessness because your training has taught you what to do, there is no PTSD. If there is no horror because you have been inoculated against seeing blood, guts and brains, there is no PTSD. If there is no intense fear, meaning that your heart rate does not shoot up to 175 bpm because you use tactical breathing, there is no PTSD.
Lt. Col. Dave Grossman, On Combat
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Additional Resources
For PTSD, Shepherd Resource Group.