Ok I was not in the military nor will I pretend to understand War. I do however have a childhood friend that I love like a brother that knows these things all to well. He has been home for some time now but continues to struggle with his conscience.
The issues come into play because his struggles are backward from most. His struggles come from missing it, missing the action, missing the hunt, missing what he called the pink mist through his scope. He does not want to feel this way, does not want to fantasize about killing people. Yet he does, he feels broken and alone. He has told me that he has had thoughts of suicide because, while he knows he would never hurt anyone here stateside or go crazy, he can not seem to control the mental desire to hunt people.
So my questions to fellow vets is can I send him somewhere or is there anywere that I can have him call or anything that I can do for him to help. I just tell him that I am sure it is normal and that he spent his whole life hunting from dear, moose, bear then joined the Army and hunted men which no other animal can duplicate. I dont know what to tell him, I dont know where to send him. I just worry because I have known him since we were 5 years old and he is a good man that needs help.
The issues come into play because his struggles are backward from most. His struggles come from missing it, missing the action, missing the hunt, missing what he called the pink mist through his scope. He does not want to feel this way, does not want to fantasize about killing people. Yet he does, he feels broken and alone. He has told me that he has had thoughts of suicide because, while he knows he would never hurt anyone here stateside or go crazy, he can not seem to control the mental desire to hunt people.
So my questions to fellow vets is can I send him somewhere or is there anywere that I can have him call or anything that I can do for him to help. I just tell him that I am sure it is normal and that he spent his whole life hunting from dear, moose, bear then joined the Army and hunted men which no other animal can duplicate. I dont know what to tell him, I dont know where to send him. I just worry because I have known him since we were 5 years old and he is a good man that needs help.
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