A Broken Journey Veterans with Unseen Scars ~

Unseen Battle Scars

According to the National Consensus Statement on Mental Health Recovery, “Mental health recovery is a journey of healing and transformation enabling a person with a mental health problem to live a meaningful life in a community of his or her choice while striving to achieve his or her full potential.”

In my research on mental illness of prisoners and war veterans, I have come upon a link that worries me to no extent. Being a war veteran myself, I can related to many of those issues written about in these health magazines and surveys conducted by research on war veterans and the impact of such trauma inflicted during combat. To make sure everybody understands what we are talking about there must be one agreement. The wounds, whether physical, emotional or psychological are far beyond what you can see with the naked eye or mind. These scars inflicted during the times of battle last way beyond those times the person has left the combat arena behind and comes back to face their own problems coping in a different world than war. The concept of mental health soundness is how we think, feel, and behave. This includes adaptation to life and its demands and the ability to make good choices in every stage of your life with positive results.

Tracking the most difficult statistics to gather on this subject matter, we did glean that according to the Bureau of Justice facts, in 1998, there were an estimated 25,062,400 veterans in the U.S. population, including 225,700 veterans held in the nation's prisons and jails. That means that for every 100,000 veterans there were 937 incarcerated.  The number of veterans in prison or jail rose from 154,600 in 1985 to 225,700 in 1998, an increase of 46%.  Other facts reveal that 1 out of 6 incarcerated veterans were dishonorably discharged from the military. 1 out of 5 veterans in prison or jail reported seeing combat duty during their military service. Veterans accounted for 12% of all inmates in 1998, down from 21% in 1985.  In 1998, an estimated 56,500 Vietnam War-era veterans and 18,500 Persian Gulf War-era veterans were held in state and federal prisons.  Males comprised 99% of those veterans in prison and jail. (Bureau of Justice Statistics Veterans in Prison or Jail. January 2000.) [1]

 “Folks returning from combat have a constellation of health concerns, including physical issues, psychological issues and psychosocial issues concerning things like work and family,” said Dr. Stephen Hunt, national director of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Post Deployment Integrative Care Initiative. “This is a population that has unique health care needs that need to be addressed,” added Hunt, who is based in Seattle. “It’s something that really needs to be done by a team. We can’t do it without the collaboration of other providers, and the knowledge and presence of the community.” [2]

The biggest mistake one can make is to group these health concerns into one group and address them with “one pill.”  There are many disorders present that don’t necessarily run parallel to the others and can often create conflict in the mannerism we function in life. Dealing with the aftermath of combat and dealing with the fatigue, pain, and dysfunctional memories of these events can create concentration problems as we deal with our daily strife and stress at work or with the family.  What appears to be a psychosis of self inflicted pain or make belief discomfort in their body, the reality of their psychosis is real as the combat trauma has impacted their nervous system and cognitive abilities in one way or another. Therefore, being under this constant barrage of “pain” the person’s ability to think straight is impacted if not impaired.

According to the research conducted there are several areas of the body that are impacting returning war veterans and that seems to delay or create lingering means to cope with the reality of post war relationships and life in general. Very common are the symptoms related to injuries to the body’s muscular systems as many experience chronic muscle pains in all areas of their bodies. According to an August study in the Journal of Pain, about 100,000 veterans of the Gulf War nearly 20 years ago have reported chronic muscle pain. Previous research indicated that regular, sustained exercise can help reduce that pain, which doctors encourage to help avoid disability. However, “A primary complaint of these individuals is chronic musculoskeletal pain (CMP). CMP symptoms in Gulf War veterans are similar to those reported by patients with fibromyalgia (FM), but have not received equivalent scientific attention.” [3]

Without a doubt, there are mental health issues whether acute or minor in nature, they are ever present because of post-traumatic stress disorder, and other symptoms of war like psychological effects.  A June study in the journal Archives of General Psychiatry found that one in 10 Iraq war vets develop serious mental problems, including violent behavior, depression and alcohol abuse. The study found that PTSD or depression seriously impaired daily functioning in 8.5 percent to 14 percent of these vets. Disabling on its own, PTSD is also linked to the development of physical illnesses for veterans as years pass. Researchers from Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., reported this year that 54 percent of veterans with PTSD also had sleep apnea, compared with 20 percent of PTSD patients in the general population. PTSD in vets is also associated with a greater risk of developing dementia, according to a June study in Archives of General Psychiatry. [4]

Other areas of concerns for post-battle war veterans are exposure to the different gases or chemicals used during wartime to control crowds, to kill the enemy or to conceal their exposure when advancing into battle.  This has been linked to cardiac difficulties that will need to be addressed for very long periods of time. Then there are the most annoying or persistent cases of exposure to infectious diseases, fungus, bacterial and viral infections as well as parasite infestations. Just like jungle rot of the feet were attributed to Vietnam veterans, Leishmaniasis, a parasitic disease caused by the bite of a sand fly native to the Middle East, is a condition many gulf war veterans experience. Those infected suffer weight loss, fevers, headaches, muscle pain and weakness, anemia, and enlargement of the spleen and liver. It can be fatal if untreated, according to the Veterans Affairs agency. When it is all said and done, war veterans suffer from lack of motivation, irritability, anxiety and depression, headaches, memory loss and PTSD.

Sources:

[1] https://www.aca.org/government/employees.asp

[2]http://blog.quantumunitsed.com/2010/11/11/after-the-battle-7-health-problems-facing-veterans-psychological-psychosocial-and-physical/

[3] http://www.jpain.org/article/S1526-5900(09)00881-5/abstract

[4] http://archpsyc.ama-assn.org/cgi/search?fulltext=pstd+war+veterans

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Today, it seems that no matter what approach you take politically, it will upset somebody. No need to go into details, this sensitivity has caused many to avoid either direct or indirect involvement or participation in political affairs or government details causing a high level of apathy helpful to the deliberate indifference government elected and nonelected officials want you to take. Thus they manage to hide their true motives within the lack of transparency of government and remain a blurred, bored, nameless or faceless figure to the media and the general public even though their faces are plastered on billboards and repeated vigorously on television in political ads that costs millions of dollars every election.

There is no doubt that many of these officials have sold their souls to the Devil. In fact, it must surely be recognized these faceless bureaucrats provide Satan his success in this world. Thus it is fair to say that today, almost every eager, greedy and corrupt official has joined up with Satan as he has promised them power in exchange for their souls.

These faceless men and women once had principles. Through time and political corruption, Satan has whispered in their ears the very thoughts evil to mankind and allowed them to grow in stature and influence inside government. Once in office and in power, they make compromises in order to win their positions and afterwards, their soul belongs to the Devil as his evil spirit desires.

Don’t be fooled, these evil individuals know what they do. They know their true allegiance is to Satan. In order to fulfill his plans, they must followed his words unconditionally and do what he says to do to make things come true. There are no limits to this evil influence as there is no limit to the power sought by these greedy and corrupt men and women promising to serve a cause but in reality serving only the Devil.

With the Devil’s influence, they know how to make small compromises eventually leading to making larger compromises. They no longer know the difference between right and wrong and find themselves in a filthy swamp of quicksand that allows no escape without retribution or vengeance by the Devil himself. They quickly learn they are now the property of the Devil and they are on a slippery slope to hell as they follow the leader.

 
Compromising between what is permissible and forbidden, their agenda becomes acts of evil and always ends with the common phrase “end justifies the means” as they destroy moral fiber and values along the way. There are no choices left when you work for the Devil, there can be no stubborn resistance to his will as Satan will only relent his wickedness until you have given him your “total surrender.”

Wanting to be an inspiring leader has a high price to pay. You can no longer expect them to make the right choices. They will be oblivious or unaware of righteousness any longer and journey into chasms of corrupt leadership and governing methods that will doom any government or organization to their death.

 

They will have corrupted and decimated their own personalities as well as others as this is a joint venture to counsel Satan. Those that joined them will lose all their personal and individual control abilities, lack self-confidence in their own abilities to succeed and lose their strengths and character to the Devil as he pulls the strings tighter and tighter with every compromise made.

Their appearances in public will make it difficult to determine fact from fiction. In other words, they will leave no true impressions and keep you off balance of their intentions and motive so they can destroy the very fiber of the justice system as it exists. Thus today, you have persons elected to office that proffers to the Devil without taking any responsibility and without paying any price for such evilness.

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Controlled Chaos

 

There appears to be a method to the madness within the Arizona Department of Corrections today. This is based on the fact that no matter how much evidence is released regarding agency flaws and shortcomings, the administration at the top refuses to change, alter or re-direct their efforts to comply with public pressure and compliance with the rules of law.

It appears they would rather face mass litigation and expensive lawsuits than improving their own manner of incarceration and those associated custodial responsibilities outlined within their own policies and procedures. It is this challenge that gives them purpose and direction in this environment of controlled chaos and warfare.

Thus it is interesting how this strategy of organizational warfare against the media, the public and those families of those persons incarcerated is being waged by one man and one man alone. These methods are clearly outlined in pre-existing strategies that have come to light and outline final goals.

Up to this point the strategy has been clear by those paying attention to the lingering disease of flawed performance and noncompliance with rules of law. These men in control have created a chain of command where those appointed in uncovered positions follow their lead but constrained by influence and fear of retaliation.

They have acquired this false sense of loyalty by the way the administration created a false sense of participation in all matters at hand but never allowing a “groupthink” product to develop independently without just cause or permission at the top.

It is obvious they have used a divide and conquers strategy through the process of segmenting their forces and / or employees. This allows opportunities to make quick decisions and avoid resistance by the internal culture as they have accomplished breaking the entire agency into smaller micro sized groups that pretend they can run or operate on their own but are in all actually totally dependent upon command from above.

They do this to give them a false sense of positive spirit [morale] so that they will continue to work hard to accomplish and operate the command directives but on paper and communiqués they appear to be acting on it alone or with the authority to do so independently.

This strategy is a pure deflection of will power and responsibility / accountability in case it has a blow back effect and liability / plausible deniability becomes an issue. It also gives the group more time to think about themselves rather than the leader and more about the group’s mission and needs.

Since the director has pitted the agency against the media, the public or incarcerated persons inquiring, he has started a war against them and turning it into a crusade with the identification of them [the media, public and families] being the “enemy” and make them see that to beat this enemy is survival to the mission and success of their goals.

So how did they persuade subordinates into fighting this war against this “enemy?” They used the traditional elements of war to establish control while creating chaos along the way.

 Strategies –

They declared war on the media, the public and the families of incarcerated persons identifying them as the enemy –

 

1. Use the turmoil and serious incidents to fuel energy against losing presence of mind and purpose of this fight keeping the employees in line and controlled.
2. Create a sense of urgency and a “use versus them” ideology to keep them focused on the “enemy” and not internal issues that might come up during this chaos.
3. Turn this into a crusade to make them think less about themselves and think more of the agency or groups involved with.
4. Separate and divide employees into smaller groups e.g. unions, geographical representation, etc so they are easier to control.
5. Trade space for time ~ avoid attacking or counter attacking the enemy by playing passive games of political correctness and limited dissemination of information.
6. Lose battles but not the war – give small concessions but never relinquish control.
7. Control the dynamics – press releases and limit information that reveals internal control mechanisms.  
8. Control the blame factor – sacrifice those below to satisfy the craving for justice through the employee disciplinary process showing zero tolerance to mistakes.
9. Negotiate for change while advancing your ideologies in secret and out of sight.
10. Prepare an exit strategy for every critical event or press release.
11. Make it difficult to determine fact and fiction – misperception and vague responses.
12. Control perceptions of reality and control them to keep employees focused on their own problems rather than external events.
13. Take the high moral ground – righteousness in the name of public safety or prison wellness and the safety of all correctional staff working inside prisons.

Hence we have arrived at their final goal – to destroy from within and control the chaos completely without resistance or hesitation from the inside. They have taken what they wanted and destroyed those who didn’t want to join them. Then when the time is right, they move in to dominate the situation and disguise aggression as passiveness that can be justified in the end and denied that it ever existed.

Their goal is to cause maximum chaos and provoke aggression. This will likely result in a desperate overreaction by the prison population but will be quickly quelled by forces needed to retake control of all the prison elements temporarily lost by the rebellion or acts of terror.

In the end, they counter terror with organized terror (force) and justify their acts with the needs to balance safe and secure prison management that was initialized by internal forces and guided by external political motives looking for new ways to stabilize the prison industry.

 

 

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