Tuesday, July 25, 2023

Trauma Chatter

 In my German language class business, and integration class episode....I came into contact with various non-Germans, and it proved to be a fairly interesting experience.

Among the various folks (well over 200 non-Germans)....there were at least two individuals that I'd quietly assess as having mental issues.  I'm not saying they were dangerous....just that they either showed bizarre behavior, a phobia-like condition, or PTSD-like symptoms (particularly from the Syrian civil war atmosphere).

Today, Focus brought up this issue.

The fact that most never get 'care'?  Well....yeah....that's probably a fact.

Between the war-like conditions of the old country....the miserable experience of getting to Germany....living in crappy refugee centers, or dealing with bureaucratic Germans.....you can end up with various mental trauma situations.

Personally, I don't think the German system back in 2014 or 2016....realized this impact and the amount of chaos that these migrants were dragging along.  The system also didn't really have a mechanism to handle this.  

These people just 'hanging-on' or using drugs/alcohol to compensate?  Yeah.  And if you were forecasting an era where problems would occur....this would be a trigger.  

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