Why does PTSD make people so angry? I've seen people I

>>18162921
I think it comes down to lack of control. War or traumatizing events show you how little control you actually have so many overcompensate the other way in a futile attempt to prevent bad things from happening again. Personally, if I can't control something (messy partner, traffic, weather) I get irritated. If it's something important to me, I get outright pissed off. I am not sure how to fix other than ascribing to some numale Buddhist bullshit.

A lot of the time, PTSD in men manifests as anger because there aren't as many outlets for them. Guys are oftentimes considered weak or girly or whatever other bullshit term if they cry or "act traumatized". It's a redirection of the pain and the sorrow and the hopelessness and the fear. PTSD means that you no longer feel safe in a safe place, and depending on the person and the environment around them, this can manifest in many ways.

I think it's just the easiest way to let out the buildup of emotions? The trauma makes people have a flight or fight response.

My friend had PTSD since he was a child and he gets really violent. He doesn't want to take it out on other people so he keeps hitting things, his hand is permanently broken now and it just keeps getting worse

>>18162921
>Why does PTSD make people so angry?
PSTD generally means you see threats all around you constantly. Failure to respond to a threat is tantamount to suicide, so PSTD-sufferers will naturally lash out at random noises which most fail to even notice.

>tfw grandfather thought the National Socialist Party was knocking on the door every night the rest of his life
Greek Orthodox, not Jewish (in case anyone wonders)

>Why does an extremely complex anxiety disorder cause people to have anxiety related outbursts
IDK op

>>18163033
Fuck that faggot OP for trying to gain a better understanding of PTSD so he can better relate to those he cares about

>>18162982
This, there's still a strong perception that when it comes to men coping with their problems, it's:
Acceptable
>Anger/violence
>Substance abuse
>Self-destructive/risky behaviour
>Social withdrawal

Unacceptable
>Acknowledgement of fear, grief, regret etc.
>Speaking to family/friends
>Seeking help

PTSD is no joke but I think it's a bit overused as a catch-all for any mental health issues related to military service. There are many other challenges that can exist alongside or separately to PTSD in returning soldiers such as loss of purpose/direction, cultural differences between civilian and military life, loss of supports once they discharge etc.

>>18162921
>Why does PTSD make people so angry?
Imagine this.
You train for something, with people who you would jump feet first into hell for. These people will do the same for you without thinking.
You befriend these people and know one another on personal levels you didn't know your best friends on.
You are in a line of work where you are isolated from society, relationships don't happen very often, and they are usually unhealthy.
You go into situations where you are under immense stress with your friends, you are constantly looking for threats, maybe you see action, maybe something happens to your friends, you hate yourself for not dealing with the situation because you froze, because you made a decision you think is poor or because you simply weren't switched on.
Maybe you were left in the shit because your friends weren't switched on, you came out ok, but not one of your friends came to help you in the way you wouldn't have given a second thought to.

After these situations, you think them over and over, you talk to your friends who were involved, they tell you it's ok, we all make mistakes, they made mistakes, we all have something like that happen.
You lose sleep, you keep running through it all in your head, wishing it went differently.
This is not an isolated incident.
This happens over and over, it starts getting on top of you, you see faces you knew everywhere and double take, you see expressions and emotions on peoples faces that remind you of one of those situations, sounds and smells cause you to remember what has happened.

You try and talk to people who don't understand it, they read an article and think they get it, "yeah I get how you feel" followed by an anecdote that they wanted to talk about to try and be relevant.
Your issues aren't bad because some cunt once had to change a tyre by himself, or he once had a group project go a bit shit.
more coming up

>>18163086
You are stuck in the mindset you had from your stressful job, you can't switch off, you can't stop remembering.
You go back to society and get asked stupid questions, people think they get it, they don't, more anecdotes, more stupid questions, "have you ever had X happen", nerves are touched many, many times.
You try to find work, but employers don't get your approach or sense of humour, they get you are disciplined, but they think you are going to explode at regular people.
You try to talk to family, but they try and tell you what you felt, or that they understand you, you get pissed off at them.

The only people who get you are equally damaged, the only support you have is them, or some jumped up cunt with a degree telling you they get you, but they have never held a job similar to yours.

Kids jumping out at you, sounds, sudden quiet in the area, they all snap you back into that mindset that you didn't get support for when you came out.

PTSD makes you angry because your mind is a prison, you can't change the past, think what happened over and over again, you dream out the ideal situation, you have nightmares about what happened or how it could have gone worse, you dream of a normal day with your friends, only to wake up and remember reality.

Hopefully that helps.