Letters to the Editor
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tomreedtoon: go watch Reign Over Me and take a time out
If you do indeed suffer from PTSD, then I'm sorry for you. It really is pretty rough. There are other movies that might appeal to you more. Maybe watch Reign Over Me, which is about a character suffering from PTSD.
Just as Vietnam vets may not want to watch Apocalypse Now, those with PTSD may not want to experience violence again in any form, imagined or otherwise. That said, you're not thinking straight at all, and while PTSD may be a causal factor there, it's no excuse for sloppy logic.
Most healthy people have violent urges they don't realize; we are animals, after all. We kill to survive. Part of being healthy (and making art) is finding nonviolent means to express the full range of your humanity whether that's soft and fluffy or violent and brutal. You get to express yourself and nobody actually gets harmed. Goya did it. Rodin did it. Tarantino and Rodriguez are doing it. By watching the movie we too get to participate in the expression.
When you bottle this stuff up, as dictators, censors, and religious zealots have tried again and again, it just manifests in other, less healthy ways (Crusades anyone?)
I think you're right that you shouldn't see Grindhouse since violence probably give you nightmares. Then again, compared to the fans, your messages contain much more violent content (stating you carry a weapon) and paranoia-- a precursor to violence, than the people you're trying to silence. I think you need to find a way to express that violence you're feeling, which can not be accomplished by ridding yourself (or the world) of it completely. Good luck.