I tried looking at that Mental Imagery explanation... its too long. If you asked me, I would describe a paddock like what I remember seeing on TV, which would probably be similar to Scott's answers. Reading this whole MI paddock thing aggravates me too... I say burn the whole paddock down, especially the surrounding vegatation! Problem solved. Preliminary conclusion on MI for me... its BS. However, Anthony, aside from the MI stuff, I do agree with the rest of your explanations. I'm not a psychologist/expert though, so my beliefs really don't mean sht.

Scott, here in the US, you would have an especially hard time trying to convince our VA to help you for an injury (PTSD) that your claiming to have had, or once had, prior to your military service- whether you were previously cured or not. The VA here would definately agree with your claim of having PTSD since childhood because that means they aren't necessarily liable to help you now. IMO though, you seemed to have had a good career in the military up until the Bosnia incident happened, and this, during participation in a combat arena, caused serious/gross aggravation to your psyche. If I worked for the VA, I would grant you help/compensation. Reality though... "CLAIM DENIED". Once again... I'm not a psychologist/expert though, so my beliefs really don't mean sht.

I believe that stressors/mental trauma's from someone's past (PTSD or not) can weaken and/or predispose them to totally succumbing to a stressful event or trauma in the future. What does not kill us... does not always make us stronger. I'm not a psychologist/expert though, so my beliefs really don't mean sht.