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THIS👏🏻BOOK👏🏻 I just can't stop thinking about the ideas in this book. Junger started by looking at PTSD in the military, but ended up looking more at our increasingly dysfunctional society. He weaves together issues of community, purpose, trauma, economics, politics, social justice, and more. I've been recommending it to friends, students, colleagues, and athletes. Must read for everyone.
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A really fast read. A great book that breaks down the nature of man individually and collectively. In essence the book is that people are generally more put together, think clearer, less depressed, more connected when dealing with adversity. Think America post 9/11 or a community after a natural disaster. No one has contempt for their political adversaries in such an environment, that is shed in the name of a larger reason for living and being a community. That is healthy. He even goes so far to say that an effective terrorist strategy from an American adversary is to not terrorize at all, but allow American's to rip each other apart as they grow disenchanted with their comfortable and predictable life.
I love how he breaks down elements of group think in his book. Fact -- Veteran are not more likely to commit suicide. He points out particular compelling facts on the over diagnoses of PTSD and the irony that Veteran with PTSD seek more and more treatment until they reach 100% disability, then they actually seek less treatment! He does mention, as is appropriate, that there are true PTSD issues and these other folks distract efforts to treat the true victims.
I agree with nearly everything in his small book. I don't agree that Wall Street bankers (that accepted federal stimulus money while taking huge bonuses) ere equally as disgraceful as Sergeant Bergdahl who abandoned his post in Afghanistan. I agree both are not honorable, but to different extents.
I have personally felt this book. Although miserable at so many level during combat or during a rough campaign, I had an incredible sense of peace and purpose. When I came off those experiences I did not see things a clear.
I love how he breaks down elements of group think in his book. Fact -- Veteran are not more likely to commit suicide. He points out particular compelling facts on the over diagnoses of PTSD and the irony that Veteran with PTSD seek more and more treatment until they reach 100% disability, then they actually seek less treatment! He does mention, as is appropriate, that there are true PTSD issues and these other folks distract efforts to treat the true victims.
I agree with nearly everything in his small book. I don't agree that Wall Street bankers (that accepted federal stimulus money while taking huge bonuses) ere equally as disgraceful as Sergeant Bergdahl who abandoned his post in Afghanistan. I agree both are not honorable, but to different extents.
I have personally felt this book. Although miserable at so many level during combat or during a rough campaign, I had an incredible sense of peace and purpose. When I came off those experiences I did not see things a clear.
challenging
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reflective
slow-paced
Another excellent book outlining the importance of tribes and how we as a people fail to form them.
I really enjoyed this short read and it gave me a new perspective on veterans and what we can do to help with that PTSD. My boyfriend also has PTSD from after a Traumatic Brain Injury and it definitely was based on his re-integration to our society. I don't feel like I found a lot of conclusions in this book on this topic but I definitely learned some new facts.
Interesting concept. Makes one think about the US today and the unrest, cries on racism etc. Perhaps we need to encourage a tribal concept to bring people together.
I don’t necessarily agree with all the claims the author is making about advantages of a tribal lifestyle but it was an interesting read nonetheless.
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good 3.5 stars. Very interesting and I really connected to the theory on lack of 'tribe' and connectedness in our society. The theories and ideas about war were less interesting to me.