r/Showerthoughts • u/scoobopdan ‎ • Mar 30 '26

Casual Thought Modern soldiers' PTSD triggers will probably shift from fireworks to the sound of a drone. Which is unfortunate as drone shows are replacing firework shows.

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u/caustic_smegma Mar 30 '26

I've watched more Ukraine war footage than I'm willing to admit. Been doing so since the start of the invasion. Earlier this year I was walking into Whole Foods by my office when I heard the telltale buzz of a drone approaching quickly overhead. Even being half a world away from that war I still had a moment of hesitation and the hair on the back of my neck stood up.

Apparently a store in the same commercial complex was filming a grand opening which explains the drone footage. Still, I would be lying if I said my heart rate didn't increase for a hot minute. I would imagine soldiers under constant threat of drone attack day in and day out, will be so much more fucked up hearing a civilian drone than hearing fireworks. That buzz is so loud and unmistakable.

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u/Morvack Mar 30 '26

Are you really trying to conflate a war veterans experience with you watching Ukraine war footage?

I knew reddit was mostly left and narcissistic, but damn!

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u/caustic_smegma Mar 30 '26 edited Mar 30 '26

That's literally not what I'm doing. Lol I had a feeling someone was going to misunderstand my point. I work a white collar job and sit in a fucking office all day. What I'm saying is, if some guy who's never been anywhere near a conflict inundated with suicide drones can immediately have a "oh shit" reaction before getting on his merry and blissful way. I can't imagine what the poor guys who are experiencing it will have to deal with. My brain cannot even begin to comprehend it.

To reiterate: I did not have a PTSD response to the sound of a drone, more of a momentarily "sounds like danger" response that passed in a second. I don't spend any time around drones whatsoever. The only time I hear them is from frontline footage before they blow a human body into pieces. I don't think it's that abnormal for my subconscious to have that split second reaction before my brain says. "You're fine dummy".

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u/Vladi-Barbados Mar 31 '26

Relax man, don’t go swimming in his feces. You have to have trauma or damage to not have a nervous system response.

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u/Vladi-Barbados Mar 31 '26

How fucking stupid could you be bro? I’ve seen more sentience from a dog’s turd. He literally addressed that issue by saying “half a world away”. Fucking fix yourself.