The segment explaining PTSD was nice and very thorough. Unfortunately, bureaucracy fails many afflicted with it with the simple response of "Your PTSD is not service related." They use us for all we're worth, and then refuse to take care of us when we get home.
I am not a vet but I have PTSD from my daughters murder. They don't think it is serious for me either. It is what it is but damn. You would think we could at least help the guys we send over to die.
I want to thank you for what you did here. PTSD isn't a joke. I've lost a few friends to the demons they had from this. I've dealt with a form of it from an injury i got in the Navy. Too many of our vets or forgotten or assumed to be taken care of. I've been dealing with a bowel condition for the last 20ish years but it was subtle at first and infrequent. eventually, I ended up realizing it was something more than random stomach issues. So for 15 years, I've been going to the VA doctors and never getting clear awnsers and this July 4th holiday weekend I ended up having a really bad flare-up of my condition and was rushed to the ER. it took them less than 6 hours to figure out colitis and they suggested more tests. I don't understand how the VA could miss something like that with all the tests they did over the years. But after finding this out I did some searching and learned of the man-made Glory known as PFAS. this stuff was used in all kinds of stuff, like AFFF for firefighting. And I just so happened to be stationed on a Navy base that is and was contaminated with this stuff. EPA testing had levels at 492,000ppt higher than recommended levels. These chemicals cause all kinds of issues in the human body. I found out that my current condition may be linked to exposure to PFAS specifically (PFOS and PFOA). Now Im fighting the VA about this. it's shameful how Vets are treated. so again I want to thank you for shining light on PTSD and its effects.
I served in the gulf war. seeing grown men strap bombs to little children and then send them to us broke alot of us to this day. Some of them were too young to know what was happening. The others had a look of fear and uncertainty which was 100% haunting if you were unlucky enough to see before it happened. If you were unlucky enough to realize what was happening in time you had two options, let it happen or use your force multiplier which was also mind breaking. When we captured any of those bastards alive we made sure they got their come uppins. It is a legitimate miracle from God himself that I am able to share this today.
The Phineas Gage story is crazy. When he was receiving medical treatment, he started to vomit and the pressure on the skull caused "half a teacup" of brain matter to pour out of his head and onto the floor. The metal bar he was using also had brain matter on it. He somehow not only survived but was conscious and talking after the accident. The doctor didn't believe his story until he witnessed Phineas' brain oozing out of his head.
Yeah, he even walked back to town and sat on a bench talking to people while waiting for the DR I'm pretty sure. It's just a super crazy story. And all the time while it was healing, the DR had to cut all the bacterial and fungal growth that was growing on his brain. Crazy.
I had completely forgot I watched the story from Sam O'Nella too, love his content. I checked back on his channel and he's just dropped another video. But I looked in Phineas Gage's story again after watching a Mr Ballen vid about a month ago.
It was a great case for anatomical sciences, especially related to the brain. It proved that not every part of the brain was necessary to survive, however, it definitely was part of what keeps us in proper function as people. I find it really fascinating
WWI tunnelers, damn those guys were something else. Their rates of "shell shock" were ridiculously high because there was not a moment they weren't under stress. Stuck in claustrophobic wet mud tunnels that could collapse at a moment's notice, where a single sound could spell your doom and even the bomb you're sent to plant could end your own existence, watching your friends die in collapses without being able to help them lest you alert the enemy to your presence. How any of them retained their sanity is beyond me. Absolute heros.
Fun fact about horsehair worms! Well, several fun facts! First, horsehair worms typically do not make their hosts more aggressive. Instead, they actually make their hosts more cautious. It does the worm no good if its host gets spotted by a predator. Second, the worms actually delay the onset of insect adulthood. They don't want the host to direct energy towards sexual reproduction, because that's less energy the worm can use for moving the host towards water. Third, when the horsehair worms manage to reach water with their host, they just abandon the host entirely. This means that if the host can swim and has enough strength left, they can get back out of the water and make a full recovery.
i got to see one outside of its host a few months ago during a big bout of rain! they’re honestly super cool critters. i didn’t know their hosts could recover from the parasitism- that’s really neat! thanks for sharing these tidbits :)
Oh man I hated those horsehair worms. I used to live in the woods, and those things love to get in the bugs out there. I smashed a bug in my house once and it just exploded into tiny wriggling long worms. Nightmare fuel.
@@RuthMartinez-o7iEither you did not understand his joke, or you are just baiting, but he’s joking saying “Please do not tell any more stories for several weeks.” Basically, since his story was unpleasant, he’s jokingly asking him to not tell any more.
As a Marine with several combat deployments during the GWOT, I have and have seen what PTSD does first hand. I couldn’t fathom what our forefathers experienced in some of the prior wars and had no means to help. Thank you for taking the time to talk about it.
I've heard medieval knights suffering some pretty bad stuff. Extreme nightmares, suddenly crying without prompt, bouts of extreme paranoia or rage, hearing voices or having horrible visions. I think PTSD was one of the many mental disorders that inspired the belief in demonic possession even. It's insane to think just how bad it can affect a person. Thank goodness we have a much better medical understanding of it nowadays.
My late uncle was a Vietnam vet and I could never fathom what he had to go through mentally after he got home. He never talked about it. I have respect for veterans but realize I could never fathom what they’ve been through.
Calling it "war on terror" is kinda stupid given how your government caused those people more terror than the terrorists (also made by the US) caused your people.
@@TypeZeta2 my Grandpa was a Vietnam Vet. Let me tell you. PTSD is real. That man swore to his death bed that it's all a "Mind game" but... He wasn't the one waking him up. You had to wake him up by standing at his feet, shaking him by his feet/ankle and when he woke up you had to kinda just put a hand up like "Pause" and go "Yo its so N So its good" type of deal. You stood anywhere else and you risked him trying to swing on you once he saw you. He'd basically be in an instant "Fight" mode for a few secs till he "Woke" up. His eyes also, kinda told a lot during these moments too, you'd see like 4 different expressions/emotions before the "stubborn old man they dont make anymore" came back. Wasn't till the brain cancer got him really bad that he finally broke n kinda described some of the stuff that happened. It was hell bro. I can only imagine what it was like before Nam.
Actually after the Christmas Truce, the commanders had to pretty much force the soldiers to fight afterwards because they didn't want to hurt their new friends. I told it down a bit but the commanders were pretty forceful in getting the soldiers back out there
One of the sides had their soldiers cycled back, and a new batch came in. The fighting continued, resulting in the German participants of the Christmas Truce being defeated.
This doesn't surprise me at all. Humans can be good at bonding with other humans in the right circumstances. And of course the soldiers on the front had the least actual motivation in the first place. But their commanders, who hadn't done the bonding, still had their motivation.
@thecalham Or shoot friendly/surrendering enemies. Don't know how extensive it was, but reading on Canadian flavored WW1 war crimes was certainly something.
I appreciate your comments about PTSD and combat fatigue. You explained it very thoroughly and concisely. I know it’s hard for people who weren’t in contact to understand. I also appreciate your support of veterans. Thanks for all you do. 🙂
I just wanna say that some people who haven’t been in combat can still empathize with what it’s like to have PTSD. There are plenty of unfortunate people who’ve experienced what it’s like to never feel safe for very long periods of time for whatever reason, from homelessness to an abusive household. I’m all for activism for veterans with PTSD, but I wish that there wasn’t such a correlation between the two. It makes it difficult to discuss the possibility of having PTSD as a regular civilian when some people immediately discredit what you’re saying because “PTSD is a military thing, clearly you can’t have it”.
There was another aspect to shellshock, especially during WWI and WWII: The constant hammering of artillery bombardment and constant unprotected exposure to the rapport of tens of thousands of gunshots day in and day out did literal brain damage to many soldiers.
When I was a kid, my dad got fired from his job as a road worker for theft. I refused to believe he could do such a thing, but when I got home, the signs were all there.
Side note regarding the WWI Christmas story: The soldiers didn't go back to fighting the following day, after bonding over beer and football they offered to share each others trenches as both sides were due to be hit with artillery on boxing day. It's also reported that casualties in some of these trenches dropped as many soldiers did not want to go back to fighting and killing the guys they just spent Christmas with.
It was mutiny. They wanted the war over. The Christmas truce is bullshit propaganda. It was organized mutiny. Many were courtmarshalled and shot. They had to bring new units in to start fighting.
@@randallbesch2424 "why the F we fighting each other? you aren't all that different from me and are a pretty good person, we're both just following orders" type beat.
The german soldier who literally wanted to get taken out before the door was opened would have been MORE than enough reason for me to not open up a door. enemy side or not, if the guy is literally telling you to kill him solely because he knows he can't stop you from going into the locked door, (especially when the soldiers outside were clapped by their own side for unknown reasons) then you really ought to reconsider whether you want that door opened.
yeah, if someone is telling me not to open a door and decides he prefers, and is even EXCITED by the possibility of, certain and instant death over whatever is behind that door, I would be very apprehensive to opening said door.
Yeah, but the British Major was a utter arse who insisted on completing the mission with no concerns about anyone else surviving. His abrupt end was cheered.
Fun fact about the Christmas truce. After that day for the next week, both sides actually didn’t fight. Instead they kept up the appearance of fighting by shooting way too high over the other trenches (only to appease the higher ups). Unfortunately I believe the fighting restarted truly when a sniper shot one of the soldiers, which ofc naturally reignited everything.
There's an interesting story about Canadian troops who would toss canned food to the Germans in a symbolic show of peace. They would then immediately toss grenades as the Germans went to meet the nice friendly Canadians. Literally half off all geniva suggestions are a result of either the Marines or the Canadians
Frankly there are no rules of war beyond destroying your enemy's ability to fight. Be it crashing their economy, nukes or pretending to be nice so you can drop a 'nade in their pocket. If you are already killing people you have thrown morality out the window.
@@NK-22I think the ashes could still spread the disease so we'd need to burn even the ashes. Although I only heard this from an scp animated video where they said they even the ashes could spread the disease so they needed to blowtorch the bodies.
I have PTSD from abuse throughout my life, and i appreceate the discussion of PTSD in this episode. My therapist once explained it to me that even once out of the enviorment, your brain is constantly telling you the lipn is still in the room when its not. Its worse than a spaced out high stress events ij the long form because the low constant stress is slowly breaking down your whole system. Especially your immune system.
I just watched this film, and in my opinion, the first guy outside the door wasn't infected. Here was still to mentally "there" compaired to the other people in that timeframe. I think he saw the horrors that was down there and it just messed him up. He got outside the door before being infected but couldnt make it out because of the ladder. He just got to the point where getting out wasn't worth it
Idea for an episode related to ptsd: Talk about the viability of surviving a legit zombie outbreak. You got my noggin joggin about the effects of being constantly stressed. Theory being that if you wake up where every bipedal organism is likely to be a threat that would have to be the neruological autobahn to completely dysfunctional ptsd.
If World War Z was actually based on the book then you could. There are parts talking about the militaries ultimate failure when first going against the hordes due to treating them like a typical enemy.
@timothyduffy8538 yeah i remember reading that when it came out and it wouldve been better if it was an anthology series tv show like american horror story. It would interesting to take a look at the neurological effects of sustained ptsd in an environment that is unrelentingly stressful from all angles.
There's a series set after there was a cure to the zombie virus and looks at how survivors would act (especially towards people who were cured of the virus) after surviving a zombie apocalypse. Can't remember the name and it was cancelled. Either roanoke or nerd explains did a video about it.
Roanoke you just explained one of the symptoms I’ve had my entire life from trauma, not just from audio but from seeing the visuals of others with ‘cowardice’. I’ve always had a nervous tremble seemingly at random. It’s not very often so I’ve never connected the dots until just now. Thank you for taking the time to explain this, I genuinely appreciate your compassion for people in this way.
Society underestimates the effects of trauma and the occurrence rate of PTSD to an absolutely horrific degree. You go through your entire life not thinking a single thing about your experiences, and then someone opens your eye about it and you realize how fucking deep into your life trauma can be seated.
I have the nervous tremor and tics secondary to CPTSD and want to let you know about 2 things my therapist had me try that actually worked decently for me. #1 if the tremble is localized to say a single leg or arm you can gently tap or jiggle the skin a few inches above the affected area to interrupt the signals going from the brain to the limb and calm down the tremor. Fun fact the tapping and jiggling method also helps interrupt pain signals especially nerve pain! #2 is a grounding exercise. I pick a color or shape then scan my surroundings counting everything that matches up, this can help keep your mind grounded in the present setting and prevent the anxiety/trauma response from spiraling out of control. Sorry you deal with this too but hey now that you're aware of it you can learn about it and start trying out different strategies to mitigate the awfulness. Hang in there internet stranger, be kind to yourself and I hope you have a good day!
I found a dead body at work. Guy was definitely dead, but I didn't want to believe it at first. After attempted CPR from onsite employees and the ambulance, he was declared dead. I remember the color of the skin. Didn't think much of it, until I watched a movie on netflix and saw the exact same tint. I also now have anxiety about people being squished between things if I don't see them first. PTSD may not be overwhelming, but it sure is a bitch to get rid of. If you can identify what makes you shake and trace it to why, you have more power over it. I'm just fortunate my experience was not on repetition to make pinpointing it easier.
@@veronicabaranowski6976 I have cptsd from chronic trauma; so I can rarely perfectly identify what is causing it. Sometimes it’s even just seemingly regular interactions with other people
As someone with PTSD from CSA and the primary caregiver to a disabled combat veteran with PTSD, I appreciate the passion. Dealing with the VA is ridiculous.
my therapist diagnosed me with PTSD from trauma when i was younger while explaining it to my parents even with written recommendations from my main doctor and my psychologist my sessions were cut in half from 17 to around 7 and this was someone with PTSD from a civilian setting which i personally would consider mine mild compared to people who lost limbs and watched friends die so i can't imagine how hard it is for anyone in a worse place then me if they too got their sessions or support cut. so i hope you your friend and anyone else you know suffering start recovering if you haven't already
About the section of brain limiting out strength, there was a story I heard of a man rock climbing in the New Mexico when he ended up being pinned by a 1,200lbs piece of granite and was starting to slide down to the edge of a cliff. He was able to essentially bench press the stone off of his body but severely injured his chest, shoulders and arms.
Hysterical strength is real, but we can't use it for long periods of time or our bodies will give out. You hear stories of mothers lifting cars to save their kids, or a 16 year old kid tossing an MMA fighter like a ragdoll. Shit's terrifying.
I remember seeing a trailer for this movie when I was a Kid. Was never able to find out what the name was when I was became adult since it had been a while. Happy to finally see it and get a lecture over what is going on with the parasite in the movie. Thank you Roanoke.
It's always satisfying learning the name of a certain character or show/movie you had seen in passing. For the longest time I could NOT figure out the name of this werewolf action figure that I had when I was younger. Turns out, from a fortuitous romp on the internet, his name is Jon Talbain (AKA Garron), and he was from a game called Dark Stalkers. (I was young and couldn't read at the time, so I called him Jackle Wolf. LOL) Then there was a fighting game I watched some cousins play on some Sega system when I was young, and I remember SPECIFICALLY that there was a dog with a sand monster that used booty bumping for most of its attacks. Literally, found out recently that it was a Jo Jo Bizarre adventure game. Needless to say, it's a good feeling when childhood mysteries are finally solved.
Shell Shock and PTSD are similar, but different. Shell Shock is the result of PTSD combined with the effect of concussive shelling on the human brain and body. It's why videos of those with shell shock appear so wildly different (shakes, tics, etc) to modern PTSD.
Traumatic doesn't mean only emotionally traumatic but also physically traumatic so PTSD covers it. It was first called shell shock due to the idea that a lot of soldiers who were shelled would develop symptoms of what is now called PTSD. At the time they thought it only happened only from being shelled.
Fun fact about the gordian worm/horsehair worm/nematomorphs, I did a research proposal involving them and there are only like, 50 papers about them on EBSCO academic search complete and all of them have the name of one of like, 10 guys on it. They're SERIOUSLY understudied and it's a damn shame, they're neat lil' critters
Spending time in New Mexico when I was growing up, we had to be very careful. The desert would be peppered with these old mineshafts. They would hold rat nests and those rats would regularly be found to carry the plague. Remember: if it looks like the start to a horror movie, don't give them material. Stay above ground
Fun fact, apparently a while back there were theories that coeliacs could be cured using tapeworms. I was very keen to get a fun wormy friend if it meant I could eat normal bread again but I haven't heard anything about it recently
@@hadriandwyer2191 I'm sorry, but if you had coeliacs and you just started eating gluten you would not be fine. If you are gluten intolerant you can eat gluten it you're willing to deal with the side effects, like lactose intolerance. If I eat a steady diet of gluten with my coeliacs I will have bowel cancer in a few years
@@eadlindobbs i have a milder form of celiac. I have had multiple biopsies to confirm this. Stopping the diet would be inadvisable at best if you had a severe case, but for me it worked. I have a less severe version of celiac localized entirely in my (small?) Intestine. I literally just got this confirmed a few months ago. Also, edit, while there is a decent increase in your chance for bowel cancer, the base chance is still so miniscule that it doesn't matter. I feel like next you're going to say that I'm going to go crazy in a few years because eating gluten while having celiac also gives you a tiny chance of developing psychosis. Also edit again for clarity, from how the specialist explained it to me, there are a few different genes that increase your chance of developing celiac. I have active celiac disease caused by the milder one.
It's horrifying how much ptsd isn't even diagnosed let alone al the people who suffer from it. So few realize that it's not just something you get from seeing horrifying combat. It took 17 years of constant therapy for mine to be addressed and even then the specialist isn't usually covered by insurance companies. My mom's told me stories about my uncle's when he got back from vietnam and how bad his had been. I don't know how my grandpa and his generation in WW2 were able to deal with it.
Honestly the only way to deal with it is to deal with it. Sounds redundant. But what I mean is, the action of coping to accomplish new things is how you cope, or otherwise over come the trauma of former things. Doing and not thinking of anything other than doing just that. You will never forget what caused your trauma. But you are fully capable of occupying your attention with new experiences that can also become memory dominant. Reasonable exposure therapy can dull traumatic memory. Making good memories in a car can make the trauma from a past accident less imposing. Of course, all of this is dependent on the severity of the trauma and mental fortitude. I'm in no way stating that there is no path one could stray and never return from. I'm only stating that motivation and rest can help overcome mental, emotional, and physical exhaustion, but ultimately it takes initiative and determination. Not that it's some small feat.
@@zacheryeckard3051 well sure it is, Unless the other option is avoiding your trauma, avoiding doing anything that remotely reminds you of your trauma, avoiding everyone out of fear of self and fear of them, and just waiting to die. You can talk about it, but talk talk talking isn't walking. Until you take a step you won't go anywhere. Especially if you don't have a family there for you. Either because you never had one or they left you, or they are all dead.
Fully agreed. I have trauma from my experiences with rejection sensitivity as a person diagnosed with ADHD. I take things much more "personally", or "read too much into things" as a result. Because of this, my worst experiences hit me much harder than how it might for another person, and a good chunk of this was from social rejection, not just situations where I've felt unsafe. I've only just come to realize how deep my abandonment issues really stem from. A shockingly large number of people may have PTSD, even if they haven't gone to war or experienced DV or SA
As a vet who put off getting help for stuff I experienced for almost a decade, if you're having trouble, get help. Call your local VA and ask what your options are. The strength is not in going alone and muscling through, but in recognizing you need help and asking for the help you deserve.
Yes! Because they aren't gonna reach out to you. My dad spent 30+ years not getting any kind of medical or mental help or anything because no one ever made it clear to him he was entitled to VA benefits. He thought because he wasn't injured in war time he wouldn't get any help. It sucks, but they aren't going to help you unless they have to. They have too many other patients. Even if you don't think it's "that big of a deal" you owe it to yourself as a vet to use the resources afforded you.
The ptsd rant was perfect. The whole video got a like but that part alone was really important and I think we should talk about stuff like that more. Trauma isn’t a joke , tho if that’s how you cope with you’re own that’s fine , people who have been through high stress traumatic situations deserve help. Especially veterans, so many people respect our troops and praise them but as soon as they come back and show signs of needing help our society make fun of them. No one deserves that suffering
As an anthropologist who always had an affinity for pathology, this video was genuinely very enjoyable to watch. Always been a fan but this content really hit close to home, good stuff man
Actually regarding that Finneus Gauge note. Gauge’s mental changes are a bit overstated. First hand accounts of gauge state that he was back to normal after around a year, and his outbursts were more muted then described by the newspapers. The never the same again violent man quotes were mostly from newspapers selling a story.
As someone who has severe PTSD due to childhood trauma, I appreciate your segment dedicated to covering it. Also, this video really hammers home how founded in reality my fear of parasites are. I found the notion about needing parasites to adapt to mars interesting as I have mast cell activation syndrome and it makes me wonder if the allergic effect caused by it has any tie ins to parasites.
@@RoanokeGaming thanks man. Idk what it’s like in the US, but veterans in the UK are largely forgotten. Council don’t give them housing, no support, etc. honestly the best way to treat ptsd for us is to be around others who understand, and knowing you aren’t alone and can relate to people directly is really helpful to these guys. Oh and you will be pleased to know that several of the guys there are fans of American football. They are also rugby fans, which is quite similar but we are man enough to not wear body armour.
Years ago I worked somewhere that a lot of Vets would come to. One guy, a WWII vet, would come into the lobby, sit in the chair, and wait for his weekly meeting, shaking the entire time. He wouldn't talk to anyone other than the person he was there to see. After a few weeks of this, I asked him if he wanted a cup of coffee. He looked at me and nodded. I got him a cup of coffee and that was that. The next week however, instead of sitting in the lobby he came into my office, sat down, and just looked at me. I again asked if he wanted a cup of coffee, and he nodded. After I got him his coffee he just sat in my office, looking at me and drinking his coffee. Slowly, the shaking became less and less, until it was barely noticeable. This went on for about a year, until I left that job. I found out later that he went back to sitting in the lobby, shaking, and wouldn't talk to anyone except the person he was there to see. Wherever he is, I hope he found some peace.
When I saw the autopsy and the worms wriggling out I immediately thought of a horse-hair worm leaving a mantis or spider... though I thought horse-hair worms were usually alone as opposed to infecting in large groups?
I honestly would love for a war movie or a movie involving the military to have the premise being them having it be "Guilty Spark". From there being little to no resistance from the enemy, to finding soldiers taken put by their own comrades. And if they could do the reveal as good? Hell yeah. I wish there was a movie like that.
Definitely good that most outbreaks are kept from the public, because with how everyone flipped out over a cold, an actual disease would end the world out of pure panic.
Could you go over the genestealer infection from Warhammer 40K? Like the full 5 generation life cycle? I feel like you insights from your education and career would be really interesting to hear your thoughts on the whole process.
The beautiful part of the christmas truce is a lot of guys actually had to be cycled back or punished or moved around because they really didnt want to start shooting at their new friends. WW1 is fascinating to me because of how bullshit the reasons to fight were but it was before real hatred had grown. Under different circumstances those men wouldve been the best of friends
I’ve said it before but I’d just like to mention it again. I’d seriously love to see you discuss element 115 from CoD zombies. The concept of an element and radiation affecting our biological systems in such a standard and predictable manner is fascinating to me, and having you discuss the differences between how the zombies behave compared to something like your favorite disease rabies would be so cool. Just a thought, but I’d love to see it.
as much as I love that its all been kinda explained so i doubt there'd be much to talk about, what with it just being the apothecans and what not, suppose they could talk about the dark aether and stuff but still, it'd be cool but seems unlikely
@@hashslingingslasher9232idk why they decided to go with both Aether and Chaos in Bo4, that basically ruined both stories. The way I would've approached Bo4 was have only Chaos and leave Aether for the next game, then it wouldn't be so rushed
thank you for what you did with the PTSD segment. i have PTSD (not combat related though, so i cant get much help sadly). its always nice to be reminded that it isnt weakness to blame for my issues, its my body still reeling from trauma.
I just got back from a camping trip in the Appalachian mountains and while there actually found a worm. It looked like a long piece of dental floss. It was approximately 3 or 4 inches long. I immediately thought of my boy Roanoke, wishing you were there to help identify it. But you weren't there so it went into the fire. Oh well. You run one of my favorite channels and love how you break fantasy down with science baby. Keep on keepin on my guy.
Thank you for bringing up ptsd and the help line. As a former sailor I’m happy to see that one of my favorite TH-camrs is very passionate about the care and health of those suffering from it.
9:56 heresy. Replacing one of the coolest moments with one of the worst. 343 guilty spark. The covenant arrived first but all the bodies showed signs of friendly fire and or scrambled internal structures
I appreciated your segment on PTSD. It's a commonly misunderstood affliction I often find. I've never been in the military, but due to childhood abuse (yes, all the worst kinds) and a prolonged and repeatedly traumatic few years in my late teens and early 20s (I'm 23 currently and haven't been homeless for almost a year now) I ended up homeless and cut off from any support networks or people I could trust, I suffer from CPTSD. I don't know if I suffer as much as someone who's seen war. But I struggle everyday with frequent periods of dissociation and lost memories, flashbacks and anxiety and panic attacks during the day, and more often than not entirely sleepless nights where my thoughts are racing and anxiety and emotion eats me alive. I rarely have entirely pleasant dreams when i do sleep, but almost always nightmares involving some sort of conflict or fight for survival or running from something or someone. At times I struggle with being entirely apathetic and emotionally cold, and other times I'm drowned in uncontrollable and overwhelming emotions and empathy for the silliest of things. I can't bring myself toneat most days and have been unable to ever save any meaningful amount of money because of my reliance on alcohol and weed to regulate my mood and keep my anxiety and painful emotions at a manageable level. I'm currently in a degree of legal trouble and have been almost constantly for a few years now despite my best efforts to keep to myself and avoid conflict at all costs. I won't go much further into all the shitty details of my life here, but suffice to say PTSD can take a stranglehold on anyone, it doesn't matter how in control you think you are. Once you break and realise you no longer are, you'll look back and realise you never were to begin with. I hope anyone out there struggling with similar issues can find the peace they deserve. The peace that many people take for granted until it's too late.
The Real Roanoke moments mean a lot. Appreciate the candor re: PTSD. I'm not a fan of the armed services, but I care very much about the people that the system uses and subsequently discards. They're often the best among us and deserve so much more.
As a bipolar, i also see the negative side effects of stress 24/7. We're sensitive to stress we tip over into either a manic or depressive episode. I feel so heavily for the combat vets, its a living hell being in. And i have no idea what you've gone through in regards to combat.
SemperFI Dogs. Thank you for explaining the parts about PTSD, and CPTSD. It's really hard to explain to people what it's like. You did a great job of explaining it's cause. That part about it not being weakness is so hard to get through to us. It's been over 15 years, and I still feel like crying in front of my wife means I'm weak. I just don't know what to do sometimes, people shouldn't have to question if following a command is right or wrong. Great video, thank you
@@pedrolmlkzk I'm there for my buddy, when he wants to talk. It's the little things, sometimes we'll be driving and he'll just point out what triggers him. One time we drove back from the range and he pointed out that some models of cars did it. We both served but I never saw combat, it's hard to understand but I'm glad he opens up. That is to say I don't have CPTSD, I've had my own issues but never anything on the scale of CPTSD.
My entire childhood was on military bases, as my mom was in the Air Force for 25 years. My dad was also in USAF for a while and my older brother was in the Navy. My mom was on a mission with me, "You will not enlist. You either be an officer or go do something else." I don't know what she saw when she looked at me, but she refused to let me go that way. I trust her, but am still the loudest voice on proper cycling and vet benefits (ahem, I could say plenty on those who wage wars they don't fight in or what kind of orders they give, though).
This is one of the only 'scary' movies that have ever managed to gross me out... and I forgot how good it was at doing that, until about half-way through this video when he started talking about and showing the parasites in detail.
Ey Roanoke, I think it would be cool if you look at Amnesia: The Bunker. It’s a horror game with a spooky monster that would be cool to explain! Great video as always tho
That first German soldier, it's also possible he saw that the door was going to be opened in spite of his warnings, and he wanted to be taken out before having to confront what was on the other side. A quick, certain death might have been far more appealing to him at that point.
The French's first recorded use of gas was recorded on August of 1914. Germany's first usage is recognized as occurring in April of 1915. But for some reason Germany is usually blamed for 'starting it' even though the Allies deployed it 8 months before Germany got around to it.
As a veteran with PTSD, from multiple tours to Afganistan. I relate to this very much and thank you so much for touching on this topic and educating on it. Thank you again. I love your content!
I know you’ve already got a flooding of comments thanking you for the PTSD section, but I’m going to thank you anyway. Took a lot to not just openly sob when I heard you talk about how it’s not a sign of weakness and that literally anyone can develop it after enough exposure to traumatic experiences. Bless you dude, truly. My CPTSD isn’t service related in the slightest, but I felt seen and absolved of my internalized guilt/shame all the same. I’ve kept trying to get back to “normal” for the last decade, and it’s hard AF to accept that “normal” may never happen again.
21:15 I actually loved this point with the Quarians in Mass Effect. They couldve just been an exiled race. But since they were exiled and chose to stay on ships until they got their homeworld back (ahh, pride at its finest) it made sense for them to be forced to live in their suits. Doubly so, since people on ships would likely be in suits most of the time given the violent nature of the ME universe
Movies like these are always interesting to watch because of what could happen with old technology like this one, if this movie had modern technology would probably be a bit more different but it is always a fun what if scenario
@31:06 I think you’re looking at the Christmas truce the wrong way. While I agree that human nature is screwed, that was a very beautiful moment wherein soldiers who had no skin in the fight laid down their arms and came together to love one another before the powers that be forced them to keep fighting.
Roanoke I just wanted to say the way you introduce things in your videos are just perfect. Always a reflection on either nature or humanity and how it connects to the topic of the video. Giving that connection to reality, even if subtle, adds a lot to the explanation. Good on ya
When you brought up the Christmas Truce, If I recall the soldiers that played soccer with each other I believe didn't want to fight afterward, so the units had to be removed and changed with units that hadn't experienced that Christmas day though I'm not too sure.
Sorta right. They still ended up fighting after. But it goes to show that war isn’t black and white, sure Germany during this war did horrible shit, but that doesn’t mean every German was okay with it and fully supported it. Alot of the soldiers could of been drafted, meaning they were forced into the military instead of joining willingly, often they don’t want to fight. But the alternative could be severe punishment, so you don’t really have a choice. Then theres times where some think their doing the right thing in the fighting, they think the enemy is absolutely evil and such. At the end of the day all it is a complex mess. I’m going to put some verses from songs that do far better at describing what I’m trying to say. “When they face death they’re all alike, good or bad, rich or poor, no matter who they serve before they’re all the same, rest side by side.” - Sabatons Lifetime of war. “They’ll tell you that it’s righteous, keep your chin up in the crisis they’ll drill it into your head” - Ain’t no crying, I forgot the artist and this ones lyrics I don’t remember entirely, but it’s also pretty fitting. Politics now a days is so shoved into every aspect of life that it’s impossible for most to see things in any way other than black and white at this point. Take gun control. Yes it appears to be working for the U.K, Australia, and Japan, but theres other factors ignored with that argument, for example, even before the heavy gun control Australias crime rate was on a decline, Japan has heavy hard on crime policies that the U.S doesn’t, and while gun related crimes decreased in the U.K other crimes including stabbings increased. And then theres the argument “But Australia, Japan, and the U.K aren’t dictatorships!” Not yet, but theres also nothing preventing it from happening. When Venezuela’s dictator was elected the first thing he did was take away the right for the people to own guns, because it’s easier to eat a big fat juicy piece of steak while your people are starving when you have guns and they don’t, the dictator did eventually allow citizens to own firearms sure, but only citizens that were loyal to him, while Gun control doesn’t always lead straight to tyranny, it does allow it to happen. Hitlers SS would of hard a harder time killing Jewish people and forcing children into being indoctrinated had citizens been armed. People can say “Times change! That wouldn’t happen in this day!” But thats a bit of a stupid argument, because why would you willingly give someone whose openly being a dictator or openly being similar to Adolf Hitler the power to take away your rights and such? A dictator or tyrant won’t be open and just publicly say they plan to take away your rights and such. ll in all now a days things are too political, has people thinking in black and white, instead of critically thinking about all this shit and considering various factors, they just believe what ever garbage narrative is spewed at them from politicians or individuals in positions of high power, or just believe people who simply say something that sounds like a good message. Adolf Hitler could scream “BLACK LIVES MATTER!” If he were still alive somehow, but that wouldn’t change the fact that he doesn’t actually care about black people.
This was already a good review, but your scientific background made it truly great and provided a sort of depth of the movie I wouldn’t have gotten as a layman. Also the “know your enemy” was hilarious. Well done on this video, can’t wait to see what else you do in the future!
31:08 you forgot to mention they were ordered to shoot against their new friends or face harsh punishment from their home countries. the leaders knew if they kept up being friendly no one would want to fight since clearly the guy across the field ain't a bad guy he's just following orders
As far as i recall after the christmas truce they were all moved away from that frontline since the higher ups were afraid they wouldn't be able to kill eachother after that.
"objects to an American escort" There’s that quote from a British soldier about the Germans taking cover when the British bombed, the British taking cover when the Germans did it and everyone taking cover when the Americans did it.
I’ve unfortunately had several severe head injuries that damaged my frontal lobe and other areas of my brain in the past. The worst one left me medically dead for several minutes. The most notable immediate symptom was a loss of balance, as the nerve connections to my inner ears were destroyed. I spent almost two years barely being able to stand up and walk without falling over, and it was worse in the dark. But to the point of this; I have experienced firsthand that a frontal lobe injury can severely alter your emotions and cause violent mood swings and irritable behavior. Over time things have gotten better, but I’m quite literally not the person i used to be. The human brain is an amazing machine.
Let's say, hypothetically, I am a barbie girl. Okay let's even say I'm in a barbie world. Right so, in this scenario, I would obviously know from personal experience that life in plastic is fantastic. Wouldn't it be reasonable to assume you could brush my hair and undress me literally everywhere? Imagination; you can derive from the fundamentals of basic logic that life is your creation.
I can remember my grandfather who had fought in WWII still fought the war in his mind even when he was home. I remember once I was with my grandparents and I got up in the middle of the night because I needed to grab something to drink and once I put the cup way and I turned around I was looking down the barrel of my grandfather's m1 garand. He was saying something in German about "you Nazi pigs" and out of surprise yelled "grandpa what the fuck are you doing!?" And then he seemed to jump and come out of a daze and he looked at me confused but then he realized he was holding and pointing a gun at me and promptly put it down. He then started to cry and hugged me telling me (in German) that he was so sorry and how he'd never ever hurt me. And I was just confused like you wouldn't believe.
Hey, Roanoke. I appreciate you spreading facts about the brain and how it functions. Things like depression, anxiety, add/adhd are so often thought of as not real and simply feeling sorry for ones self, or simply not trying hard enough. I have adhd, it manifests of course, as issues with focus and attention, but also executive function, anxiety, depression, auditory and visual processing. Here in America, I think people have so much of a problem acknowledging mental illness because of their preconceptions on what they think a soul is . They think that people just are the way they are because of some immutable soul. But the more we learn about how the brain functions the less sense the idea of an immutable soul makes. Now I’m not saying that souls don’t exist. I am simply saying they don’t exist as they are thought of. Every thought, every experience, every feeling, you’ve ever had.. that was your brain. In fact, you are that blob of fat and connective tissue in the middle of your skull. That is you. Everything else is just meat suit. if we are ever going to fix our mental health crisis in this country, we have to be able to acknowledge these facts. So I appreciate your work in educating people. Thanks, Man
This has Warhammer 40k vibes, all I can imagine the setting being very similar except its Grandfather Nurgle's Gift being spread like a Demonic Infestation would.
The PTSD segment was....that was something. The brave men and women who serve our nation don't get what they deserve for their sacrifice and what they go through for us. My stepdad's a former service men, and we're thankful every day he didn't develop PTDS, but I know many weren't as fortunate. They fought for us, its our job to take care of them.
There's a story about a dude Ron Hunt who was using a concrete drill (like 1/2"-1" or more around, over a foot long) up on a tall ladder. He felt the ladder wobble and start falling so he threw the drill aside, meaning to avoid landing on it. Unluckily, the ladder fell over in that direction and the drill went through his eye socket and head. From what I recall he had some minor similar issues but got incredibly lucky to avoid almost all damage to his brain. Made an overall full recovery physically, but may have had some minor lingering effects
There are a few people who do not develop any PTSD as we know it, but they have other issues. We often call them psychopaths. They do not react to stress and remain at the same level of pressure regardless of situation. However, they can be as easily affected by shellshock (an explosion close by that causes physical damage to the brain) but are generally unaffected by stress. They can be good soldiers, but the lack of stress cuts down their reaction time.
The segment explaining PTSD was nice and very thorough. Unfortunately, bureaucracy fails many afflicted with it with the simple response of "Your PTSD is not service related." They use us for all we're worth, and then refuse to take care of us when we get home.
There’s a reason military recruiting has gotten so low. More Americans that ever have seen how poorly we treat veterans.
but but the VA is socialized health care.....the greatest health care system of all.....
@derigel7662 Bullshit it is. It's governmental healthcare, and it might as well be army run because no one gives a shit.
@@derigel7662😂 Define what you are talking about.
I am not a vet but I have PTSD from my daughters murder. They don't think it is serious for me either. It is what it is but damn. You would think we could at least help the guys we send over to die.
I want to thank you for what you did here. PTSD isn't a joke. I've lost a few friends to the demons they had from this. I've dealt with a form of it from an injury i got in the Navy. Too many of our vets or forgotten or assumed to be taken care of. I've been dealing with a bowel condition for the last 20ish years but it was subtle at first and infrequent. eventually, I ended up realizing it was something more than random stomach issues. So for 15 years, I've been going to the VA doctors and never getting clear awnsers and this July 4th holiday weekend I ended up having a really bad flare-up of my condition and was rushed to the ER. it took them less than 6 hours to figure out colitis and they suggested more tests. I don't understand how the VA could miss something like that with all the tests they did over the years. But after finding this out I did some searching and learned of the man-made Glory known as PFAS. this stuff was used in all kinds of stuff, like AFFF for firefighting. And I just so happened to be stationed on a Navy base that is and was contaminated with this stuff. EPA testing had levels at 492,000ppt higher than recommended levels. These chemicals cause all kinds of issues in the human body. I found out that my current condition may be linked to exposure to PFAS specifically (PFOS and PFOA). Now Im fighting the VA about this. it's shameful how Vets are treated. so again I want to thank you for shining light on PTSD and its effects.
Thank you for your service, sir
this makes me so angry that they would treat you like this
I hope your able to get accountability from the higher ups for that and I hope you a healthy path to getting over this colitis
Hope you get a rating! And hopefully something for the years the VA couldn't find anything. Good luck!
I served in the gulf war. seeing grown men strap bombs to little children and then send them to us broke alot of us to this day. Some of them were too young to know what was happening. The others had a look of fear and uncertainty which was 100% haunting if you were unlucky enough to see before it happened. If you were unlucky enough to realize what was happening in time you had two options, let it happen or use your force multiplier which was also mind breaking. When we captured any of those bastards alive we made sure they got their come uppins. It is a legitimate miracle from God himself that I am able to share this today.
The Phineas Gage story is crazy. When he was receiving medical treatment, he started to vomit and the pressure on the skull caused "half a teacup" of brain matter to pour out of his head and onto the floor. The metal bar he was using also had brain matter on it. He somehow not only survived but was conscious and talking after the accident. The doctor didn't believe his story until he witnessed Phineas' brain oozing out of his head.
i see you saw sam o’nella’s video too lol
Yeah, he even walked back to town and sat on a bench talking to people while waiting for the DR I'm pretty sure. It's just a super crazy story. And all the time while it was healing, the DR had to cut all the bacterial and fungal growth that was growing on his brain. Crazy.
I had completely forgot I watched the story from Sam O'Nella too, love his content. I checked back on his channel and he's just dropped another video. But I looked in Phineas Gage's story again after watching a Mr Ballen vid about a month ago.
It was a great case for anatomical sciences, especially related to the brain. It proved that not every part of the brain was necessary to survive, however, it definitely was part of what keeps us in proper function as people. I find it really fascinating
Legend has it the doctor's dog ate the chunk of brain and was plagued with the memories of a railway worker.
WWI tunnelers, damn those guys were something else. Their rates of "shell shock" were ridiculously high because there was not a moment they weren't under stress. Stuck in claustrophobic wet mud tunnels that could collapse at a moment's notice, where a single sound could spell your doom and even the bomb you're sent to plant could end your own existence, watching your friends die in collapses without being able to help them lest you alert the enemy to your presence.
How any of them retained their sanity is beyond me. Absolute heros.
Worst part is I’ve never heard of this.
Fun fact about horsehair worms! Well, several fun facts! First, horsehair worms typically do not make their hosts more aggressive. Instead, they actually make their hosts more cautious. It does the worm no good if its host gets spotted by a predator. Second, the worms actually delay the onset of insect adulthood. They don't want the host to direct energy towards sexual reproduction, because that's less energy the worm can use for moving the host towards water. Third, when the horsehair worms manage to reach water with their host, they just abandon the host entirely. This means that if the host can swim and has enough strength left, they can get back out of the water and make a full recovery.
Thanks, I still hate it 😅
i got to see one outside of its host a few months ago during a big bout of rain! they’re honestly super cool critters. i didn’t know their hosts could recover from the parasitism- that’s really neat! thanks for sharing these tidbits :)
the fact that they willingly leave in water is how you can check an insect for horsehair worms, dip the bug into water and the worm(s) will burst out
Oh man I hated those horsehair worms. I used to live in the woods, and those things love to get in the bugs out there. I smashed a bug in my house once and it just exploded into tiny wriggling long worms. Nightmare fuel.
Stop telling stories about living in the woods for several weeks
@@guyguyson8578this is the only one he told tho? Tf are you on about? Also he never said for weeks.
@@RuthMartinez-o7iEither you did not understand his joke, or you are just baiting, but he’s joking saying “Please do not tell any more stories for several weeks.” Basically, since his story was unpleasant, he’s jokingly asking him to not tell any more.
i think im about to puke
They fucking WHAT
As a Marine with several combat deployments during the GWOT, I have and have seen what PTSD does first hand. I couldn’t fathom what our forefathers experienced in some of the prior wars and had no means to help. Thank you for taking the time to talk about it.
I’ve been a long time viewer of yours, and a huge fan. I respect you even more now. Again, thanks, it means alot
I've heard medieval knights suffering some pretty bad stuff. Extreme nightmares, suddenly crying without prompt, bouts of extreme paranoia or rage, hearing voices or having horrible visions. I think PTSD was one of the many mental disorders that inspired the belief in demonic possession even. It's insane to think just how bad it can affect a person. Thank goodness we have a much better medical understanding of it nowadays.
My late uncle was a Vietnam vet and I could never fathom what he had to go through mentally after he got home. He never talked about it. I have respect for veterans but realize I could never fathom what they’ve been through.
Calling it "war on terror" is kinda stupid given how your government caused those people more terror than the terrorists (also made by the US) caused your people.
@@TypeZeta2 my Grandpa was a Vietnam Vet. Let me tell you. PTSD is real. That man swore to his death bed that it's all a "Mind game" but... He wasn't the one waking him up. You had to wake him up by standing at his feet, shaking him by his feet/ankle and when he woke up you had to kinda just put a hand up like "Pause" and go "Yo its so N So its good" type of deal. You stood anywhere else and you risked him trying to swing on you once he saw you. He'd basically be in an instant "Fight" mode for a few secs till he "Woke" up. His eyes also, kinda told a lot during these moments too, you'd see like 4 different expressions/emotions before the "stubborn old man they dont make anymore" came back. Wasn't till the brain cancer got him really bad that he finally broke n kinda described some of the stuff that happened. It was hell bro. I can only imagine what it was like before Nam.
Actually after the Christmas Truce, the commanders had to pretty much force the soldiers to fight afterwards because they didn't want to hurt their new friends. I told it down a bit but the commanders were pretty forceful in getting the soldiers back out there
especially since many soldiers on both sides of the frontlines didn't want to be there.
One of the sides had their soldiers cycled back, and a new batch came in. The fighting continued, resulting in the German participants of the Christmas Truce being defeated.
This doesn't surprise me at all. Humans can be good at bonding with other humans in the right circumstances. And of course the soldiers on the front had the least actual motivation in the first place. But their commanders, who hadn't done the bonding, still had their motivation.
Unless your Canadian and you just throw over grenades instead of the expected canned food
@thecalham
Or shoot friendly/surrendering enemies.
Don't know how extensive it was, but reading on Canadian flavored WW1 war crimes was certainly something.
I appreciate your comments about PTSD and combat fatigue. You explained it very thoroughly and concisely. I know it’s hard for people who weren’t in contact to understand. I also appreciate your support of veterans. Thanks for all you do. 🙂
I just wanna say that some people who haven’t been in combat can still empathize with what it’s like to have PTSD. There are plenty of unfortunate people who’ve experienced what it’s like to never feel safe for very long periods of time for whatever reason, from homelessness to an abusive household. I’m all for activism for veterans with PTSD, but I wish that there wasn’t such a correlation between the two. It makes it difficult to discuss the possibility of having PTSD as a regular civilian when some people immediately discredit what you’re saying because “PTSD is a military thing, clearly you can’t have it”.
There was another aspect to shellshock, especially during WWI and WWII: The constant hammering of artillery bombardment and constant unprotected exposure to the rapport of tens of thousands of gunshots day in and day out did literal brain damage to many soldiers.
For those wondering why Tolkien largely skips over big battle scenes and sees industrial warfare as evil, well ww1 is why.
I could imagine his stance given the mass production of Uruk into the One Ring war meatgrinder.
War is Hell regardless if it is Industrial or not. So Tolkien has good reason to skipping it.
@@DeathScepter War is not Hell, Hell is a place for bad people. In war, there's no mercy for the good and bad.
@@snuckel4 you watched M.A.S.H show one of the characters said something similar to what you said.
@@DeathScepter MASH?
When I was a kid, my dad got fired from his job as a road worker for theft. I refused to believe he could do such a thing, but when I got home, the signs were all there.
I'm sorry nothing told him to stop
That must have been hard, finding out in such a roundabout way
@@aliteralpotato873 Yeah, our relationship really took a turn after that.
Two wrongs don't make a right huh :(
@@raspberryberet6755 But three lefts do!
Side note regarding the WWI Christmas story: The soldiers didn't go back to fighting the following day, after bonding over beer and football they offered to share each others trenches as both sides were due to be hit with artillery on boxing day. It's also reported that casualties in some of these trenches dropped as many soldiers did not want to go back to fighting and killing the guys they just spent Christmas with.
It was mutiny. They wanted the war over. The Christmas truce is bullshit propaganda. It was organized mutiny. Many were courtmarshalled and shot. They had to bring new units in to start fighting.
My great great Uncle played in that match! He was a fusilier in the Foresters UK regiment ❤
I just imagine the troops on both sides massacring their commanding officers and ending the war.
@@randallbesch2424 if only
@@randallbesch2424 "why the F we fighting each other? you aren't all that different from me and are a pretty good person, we're both just following orders" type beat.
The german soldier who literally wanted to get taken out before the door was opened would have been MORE than enough reason for me to not open up a door. enemy side or not, if the guy is literally telling you to kill him solely because he knows he can't stop you from going into the locked door, (especially when the soldiers outside were clapped by their own side for unknown reasons) then you really ought to reconsider whether you want that door opened.
yeah, if someone is telling me not to open a door and decides he prefers, and is even EXCITED by the possibility of, certain and instant death over whatever is behind that door, I would be very apprehensive to opening said door.
Yeah, but the British Major was a utter arse who insisted on completing the mission with no concerns about anyone else surviving. His abrupt end was cheered.
Fun fact about the Christmas truce.
After that day for the next week, both sides actually didn’t fight. Instead they kept up the appearance of fighting by shooting way too high over the other trenches (only to appease the higher ups). Unfortunately I believe the fighting restarted truly when a sniper shot one of the soldiers, which ofc naturally reignited everything.
There's an interesting story about Canadian troops who would toss canned food to the Germans in a symbolic show of peace. They would then immediately toss grenades as the Germans went to meet the nice friendly Canadians. Literally half off all geniva suggestions are a result of either the Marines or the Canadians
as a Canadian, im not surprised
I’m pretty sure there’s a entirely different thing like the Genova convention but it’s made specifically for Canadians
Don't fuck with Canadians. We're Friendly until you give us reasons not to be friendly. then we get mean and no one wants a mean Canadian.
Frankly there are no rules of war beyond destroying your enemy's ability to fight. Be it crashing their economy, nukes or pretending to be nice so you can drop a 'nade in their pocket. If you are already killing people you have thrown morality out the window.
At least they weren't cannibalising the Germans...
Trench 11 is a GROSSLY underrated film with a thought provoking plot that DEFINITELY deserves more coverage. Thank you Roanoke!
Emphasis on the "gross"
Yeah, I only watched it cause I saw he posted this video and wanted to watch it first. Goddamn it was a great movie.
@@maxbracegirdle9990yeah it has sooo much potential in a higher budget production company
Agreed, I saw this not long after it came out and it really is an underrated gem among Canadian horror films.
2:05 but what if the parasites have rabies
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That's why we should use our most reliable method fire. Burn it to ashes from once it came.
My God
@@NK-22I think the ashes could still spread the disease so we'd need to burn even the ashes.
Although I only heard this from an scp animated video where they said they even the ashes could spread the disease so they needed to blowtorch the bodies.
What if the rabies in the parasites also has rabies
I have PTSD from abuse throughout my life, and i appreceate the discussion of PTSD in this episode. My therapist once explained it to me that even once out of the enviorment, your brain is constantly telling you the lipn is still in the room when its not. Its worse than a spaced out high stress events ij the long form because the low constant stress is slowly breaking down your whole system. Especially your immune system.
Thank you for mentioning your story, it shows that PTSD isn’t just for people who have been in combat, a misconception that is all too common imo
I just watched this film, and in my opinion, the first guy outside the door wasn't infected. Here was still to mentally "there" compaired to the other people in that timeframe. I think he saw the horrors that was down there and it just messed him up. He got outside the door before being infected but couldnt make it out because of the ladder. He just got to the point where getting out wasn't worth it
Idea for an episode related to ptsd:
Talk about the viability of surviving a legit zombie outbreak. You got my noggin joggin about the effects of being constantly stressed. Theory being that if you wake up where every bipedal organism is likely to be a threat that would have to be the neruological autobahn to completely dysfunctional ptsd.
If World War Z was actually based on the book then you could. There are parts talking about the militaries ultimate failure when first going against the hordes due to treating them like a typical enemy.
@timothyduffy8538 yeah i remember reading that when it came out and it wouldve been better if it was an anthology series tv show like american horror story.
It would interesting to take a look at the neurological effects of sustained ptsd in an environment that is unrelentingly stressful from all angles.
@@doctoroptical952I imagine someone would descend into complete psychosis at that point. Either that or they'll die (from exhaustion or suicide).
This would be a amazing video
There's a series set after there was a cure to the zombie virus and looks at how survivors would act (especially towards people who were cured of the virus) after surviving a zombie apocalypse. Can't remember the name and it was cancelled. Either roanoke or nerd explains did a video about it.
Roanoke you just explained one of the symptoms I’ve had my entire life from trauma, not just from audio but from seeing the visuals of others with ‘cowardice’. I’ve always had a nervous tremble seemingly at random. It’s not very often so I’ve never connected the dots until just now.
Thank you for taking the time to explain this, I genuinely appreciate your compassion for people in this way.
Society underestimates the effects of trauma and the occurrence rate of PTSD to an absolutely horrific degree. You go through your entire life not thinking a single thing about your experiences, and then someone opens your eye about it and you realize how fucking deep into your life trauma can be seated.
I have the nervous tremor and tics secondary to CPTSD and want to let you know about 2 things my therapist had me try that actually worked decently for me. #1 if the tremble is localized to say a single leg or arm you can gently tap or jiggle the skin a few inches above the affected area to interrupt the signals going from the brain to the limb and calm down the tremor. Fun fact the tapping and jiggling method also helps interrupt pain signals especially nerve pain! #2 is a grounding exercise. I pick a color or shape then scan my surroundings counting everything that matches up, this can help keep your mind grounded in the present setting and prevent the anxiety/trauma response from spiraling out of control.
Sorry you deal with this too but hey now that you're aware of it you can learn about it and start trying out different strategies to mitigate the awfulness. Hang in there internet stranger, be kind to yourself and I hope you have a good day!
@@IW3527 yes I do the grounding method. I am very fortunate that it doesn’t affect me very often, I will try the first method next time it happens.
I found a dead body at work. Guy was definitely dead, but I didn't want to believe it at first. After attempted CPR from onsite employees and the ambulance, he was declared dead. I remember the color of the skin. Didn't think much of it, until I watched a movie on netflix and saw the exact same tint.
I also now have anxiety about people being squished between things if I don't see them first.
PTSD may not be overwhelming, but it sure is a bitch to get rid of. If you can identify what makes you shake and trace it to why, you have more power over it. I'm just fortunate my experience was not on repetition to make pinpointing it easier.
@@veronicabaranowski6976 I have cptsd from chronic trauma; so I can rarely perfectly identify what is causing it. Sometimes it’s even just seemingly regular interactions with other people
As someone with PTSD from CSA and the primary caregiver to a disabled combat veteran with PTSD, I appreciate the passion. Dealing with the VA is ridiculous.
my therapist diagnosed me with PTSD from trauma when i was younger while explaining it to my parents even with written recommendations from my main doctor and my psychologist my sessions were cut in half from 17 to around 7 and this was someone with PTSD from a civilian setting which i personally would consider mine mild compared to people who lost limbs and watched friends die so i can't imagine how hard it is for anyone in a worse place then me if they too got their sessions or support cut. so i hope you your friend and anyone else you know suffering start recovering if you haven't already
"We have determined your hearing loss is not service related"
"What"
" *WE HAVE DETERMINED YOUR SERVICE IS NOT SERVICE RELATED* "
@@rivulet5417 they told my veteran pain does not dictate injury when he complained about his back hurting.
“The actual bad outbreaks are the ones they don’t tell you about” I cannot express how much I agree with this
About the section of brain limiting out strength, there was a story I heard of a man rock climbing in the New Mexico when he ended up being pinned by a 1,200lbs piece of granite and was starting to slide down to the edge of a cliff. He was able to essentially bench press the stone off of his body but severely injured his chest, shoulders and arms.
Hysterical strength is real, but we can't use it for long periods of time or our bodies will give out.
You hear stories of mothers lifting cars to save their kids, or a 16 year old kid tossing an MMA fighter like a ragdoll. Shit's terrifying.
I remember seeing a trailer for this movie when I was a Kid. Was never able to find out what the name was when I was became adult since it had been a while. Happy to finally see it and get a lecture over what is going on with the parasite in the movie. Thank you Roanoke.
The movie isn't that old, so it's kind of weird you say "when I was a kid".
@@crapparc🥜
The movie is from 2017. You must be confusing it with another one.
It's always satisfying learning the name of a certain character or show/movie you had seen in passing. For the longest time I could NOT figure out the name of this werewolf action figure that I had when I was younger. Turns out, from a fortuitous romp on the internet, his name is Jon Talbain (AKA Garron), and he was from a game called Dark Stalkers. (I was young and couldn't read at the time, so I called him Jackle Wolf. LOL) Then there was a fighting game I watched some cousins play on some Sega system when I was young, and I remember SPECIFICALLY that there was a dog with a sand monster that used booty bumping for most of its attacks. Literally, found out recently that it was a Jo Jo Bizarre adventure game. Needless to say, it's a good feeling when childhood mysteries are finally solved.
@@crapparc My bad, should have said: "As a teen." I just personally saw it as the child period of my life.
Evil worms take over a person and spread via mud and water? Sounds like a failed game i know of
Huuuh? which game?
Back 4 Blood?
@@taleteller4266 yeah
This was before Back 4 Blood.
@@the_furry_inside_your_walls639 yeah it is, still similar though
Shell Shock and PTSD are similar, but different.
Shell Shock is the result of PTSD combined with the effect of concussive shelling on the human brain and body.
It's why videos of those with shell shock appear so wildly different (shakes, tics, etc) to modern PTSD.
Shell shock is a form of PTSD, because PTSD encompasses a lot of different forms of battle fatigue.
Traumatic doesn't mean only emotionally traumatic but also physically traumatic so PTSD covers it. It was first called shell shock due to the idea that a lot of soldiers who were shelled would develop symptoms of what is now called PTSD. At the time they thought it only happened only from being shelled.
Certain kinds of PTSD can cause those types of physical symptoms. It’s not exclusively because of the physical effects of shelling.
Fun fact about the gordian worm/horsehair worm/nematomorphs, I did a research proposal involving them and there are only like, 50 papers about them on EBSCO academic search complete and all of them have the name of one of like, 10 guys on it. They're SERIOUSLY understudied and it's a damn shame, they're neat lil' critters
Spending time in New Mexico when I was growing up, we had to be very careful. The desert would be peppered with these old mineshafts. They would hold rat nests and those rats would regularly be found to carry the plague. Remember: if it looks like the start to a horror movie, don't give them material. Stay above ground
Fun fact, apparently a while back there were theories that coeliacs could be cured using tapeworms. I was very keen to get a fun wormy friend if it meant I could eat normal bread again but I haven't heard anything about it recently
I just stopped following the diet and I was fine
@@hadriandwyer2191 I'm sorry, but if you had coeliacs and you just started eating gluten you would not be fine. If you are gluten intolerant you can eat gluten it you're willing to deal with the side effects, like lactose intolerance. If I eat a steady diet of gluten with my coeliacs I will have bowel cancer in a few years
@@eadlindobbs i have a milder form of celiac. I have had multiple biopsies to confirm this. Stopping the diet would be inadvisable at best if you had a severe case, but for me it worked. I have a less severe version of celiac localized entirely in my (small?) Intestine. I literally just got this confirmed a few months ago.
Also, edit, while there is a decent increase in your chance for bowel cancer, the base chance is still so miniscule that it doesn't matter. I feel like next you're going to say that I'm going to go crazy in a few years because eating gluten while having celiac also gives you a tiny chance of developing psychosis.
Also edit again for clarity, from how the specialist explained it to me, there are a few different genes that increase your chance of developing celiac. I have active celiac disease caused by the milder one.
@@eadlindobbssimply be better. Stay hard.
@@hanslanda8303 damn you right. My body should simply stop being so weak haha
It's horrifying how much ptsd isn't even diagnosed let alone al the people who suffer from it. So few realize that it's not just something you get from seeing horrifying combat. It took 17 years of constant therapy for mine to be addressed and even then the specialist isn't usually covered by insurance companies. My mom's told me stories about my uncle's when he got back from vietnam and how bad his had been. I don't know how my grandpa and his generation in WW2 were able to deal with it.
Honestly the only way to deal with it is to deal with it.
Sounds redundant.
But what I mean is, the action of coping to accomplish new things is how you cope, or otherwise over come the trauma of former things. Doing and not thinking of anything other than doing just that.
You will never forget what caused your trauma. But you are fully capable of occupying your attention with new experiences that can also become memory dominant.
Reasonable exposure therapy can dull traumatic memory. Making good memories in a car can make the trauma from a past accident less imposing.
Of course, all of this is dependent on the severity of the trauma and mental fortitude.
I'm in no way stating that there is no path one could stray and never return from.
I'm only stating that motivation and rest can help overcome mental, emotional, and physical exhaustion, but ultimately it takes initiative and determination. Not that it's some small feat.
It's just the only way I've found to deal with it, or observed it earnestly dealt with.
@@aquietsojourner4683 This sounds like an unhealthy coping mechanism.
@@zacheryeckard3051 well sure it is, Unless the other option is avoiding your trauma, avoiding doing anything that remotely reminds you of your trauma, avoiding everyone out of fear of self and fear of them, and just waiting to die.
You can talk about it, but talk talk talking isn't walking. Until you take a step you won't go anywhere. Especially if you don't have a family there for you. Either because you never had one or they left you, or they are all dead.
Fully agreed. I have trauma from my experiences with rejection sensitivity as a person diagnosed with ADHD. I take things much more "personally", or "read too much into things" as a result. Because of this, my worst experiences hit me much harder than how it might for another person, and a good chunk of this was from social rejection, not just situations where I've felt unsafe. I've only just come to realize how deep my abandonment issues really stem from. A shockingly large number of people may have PTSD, even if they haven't gone to war or experienced DV or SA
As a vet who put off getting help for stuff I experienced for almost a decade, if you're having trouble, get help. Call your local VA and ask what your options are. The strength is not in going alone and muscling through, but in recognizing you need help and asking for the help you deserve.
Yes! Because they aren't gonna reach out to you. My dad spent 30+ years not getting any kind of medical or mental help or anything because no one ever made it clear to him he was entitled to VA benefits. He thought because he wasn't injured in war time he wouldn't get any help. It sucks, but they aren't going to help you unless they have to. They have too many other patients. Even if you don't think it's "that big of a deal" you owe it to yourself as a vet to use the resources afforded you.
The ptsd rant was perfect. The whole video got a like but that part alone was really important and I think we should talk about stuff like that more. Trauma isn’t a joke , tho if that’s how you cope with you’re own that’s fine , people who have been through high stress traumatic situations deserve help. Especially veterans, so many people respect our troops and praise them but as soon as they come back and show signs of needing help our society make fun of them. No one deserves that suffering
As an anthropologist who always had an affinity for pathology, this video was genuinely very enjoyable to watch. Always been a fan but this content really hit close to home, good stuff man
Actually regarding that Finneus Gauge note. Gauge’s mental changes are a bit overstated.
First hand accounts of gauge state that he was back to normal after around a year, and his outbursts were more muted then described by the newspapers. The never the same again violent man quotes were mostly from newspapers selling a story.
As someone who has severe PTSD due to childhood trauma, I appreciate your segment dedicated to covering it. Also, this video really hammers home how founded in reality my fear of parasites are. I found the notion about needing parasites to adapt to mars interesting as I have mast cell activation syndrome and it makes me wonder if the allergic effect caused by it has any tie ins to parasites.
I work with veterans with ptsd. I am impressed and grateful for how well you explained it
Keep up the good worm man, veterans dont deserve to be left out there dealing with this stuff alone
@@RoanokeGaming thanks man. Idk what it’s like in the US, but veterans in the UK are largely forgotten. Council don’t give them housing, no support, etc. honestly the best way to treat ptsd for us is to be around others who understand, and knowing you aren’t alone and can relate to people directly is really helpful to these guys. Oh and you will be pleased to know that several of the guys there are fans of American football. They are also rugby fans, which is quite similar but we are man enough to not wear body armour.
@@digitaal_boog its pretty fucked in the US as well, theres a lot of "your ____ is not service related"
Years ago I worked somewhere that a lot of Vets would come to. One guy, a WWII vet, would come into the lobby, sit in the chair, and wait for his weekly meeting, shaking the entire time. He wouldn't talk to anyone other than the person he was there to see. After a few weeks of this, I asked him if he wanted a cup of coffee. He looked at me and nodded. I got him a cup of coffee and that was that. The next week however, instead of sitting in the lobby he came into my office, sat down, and just looked at me. I again asked if he wanted a cup of coffee, and he nodded. After I got him his coffee he just sat in my office, looking at me and drinking his coffee. Slowly, the shaking became less and less, until it was barely noticeable. This went on for about a year, until I left that job. I found out later that he went back to sitting in the lobby, shaking, and wouldn't talk to anyone except the person he was there to see. Wherever he is, I hope he found some peace.
Give a round of applause for the foot obsessed biologist!
STARTING WITH THE FEET
STEARTTTING WITH THE FEET~
Do we have to clap our feet when we do?
@@rozu7772 do it for roanoke
wait roanoke is into feet? since when :O
When I saw the autopsy and the worms wriggling out I immediately thought of a horse-hair worm leaving a mantis or spider... though I thought horse-hair worms were usually alone as opposed to infecting in large groups?
Roanoke: Makes a reference to the Flood from Halo CE
Editor: I got nothin’, but here’s Halo 5
that got me too.
I honestly would love for a war movie or a movie involving the military to have the premise being them having it be "Guilty Spark". From there being little to no resistance from the enemy, to finding soldiers taken put by their own comrades. And if they could do the reveal as good? Hell yeah.
I wish there was a movie like that.
0:30 remember, they can only complain as long as they dont have 00 in their throat
Definitely good that most outbreaks are kept from the public, because with how everyone flipped out over a cold, an actual disease would end the world out of pure panic.
Could you go over the genestealer infection from Warhammer 40K? Like the full 5 generation life cycle? I feel like you insights from your education and career would be really interesting to hear your thoughts on the whole process.
The beautiful part of the christmas truce is a lot of guys actually had to be cycled back or punished or moved around because they really didnt want to start shooting at their new friends. WW1 is fascinating to me because of how bullshit the reasons to fight were but it was before real hatred had grown. Under different circumstances those men wouldve been the best of friends
I’ve said it before but I’d just like to mention it again. I’d seriously love to see you discuss element 115 from CoD zombies. The concept of an element and radiation affecting our biological systems in such a standard and predictable manner is fascinating to me, and having you discuss the differences between how the zombies behave compared to something like your favorite disease rabies would be so cool. Just a thought, but I’d love to see it.
as much as I love that its all been kinda explained so i doubt there'd be much to talk about, what with it just being the apothecans and what not, suppose they could talk about the dark aether and stuff but still, it'd be cool but seems unlikely
@skulduggerybob1938 I feel like they really dropped the ball on the ending of aether zombies it's was a massive letdown
@@hashslingingslasher9232idk why they decided to go with both Aether and Chaos in Bo4, that basically ruined both stories. The way I would've approached Bo4 was have only Chaos and leave Aether for the next game, then it wouldn't be so rushed
thank you for what you did with the PTSD segment. i have PTSD (not combat related though, so i cant get much help sadly). its always nice to be reminded that it isnt weakness to blame for my issues, its my body still reeling from trauma.
The veterans' hotline is a great thing. It helped several of my buddies through everything after we finally got home.
Roanoke: *"It's not rabies."*
Me: *"It's still real to me!"*
Placebo effect.
I just got back from a camping trip in the Appalachian mountains and while there actually found a worm. It looked like a long piece of dental floss. It was approximately 3 or 4 inches long. I immediately thought of my boy Roanoke, wishing you were there to help identify it. But you weren't there so it went into the fire. Oh well. You run one of my favorite channels and love how you break fantasy down with science baby. Keep on keepin on my guy.
Thank you for bringing up ptsd and the help line. As a former sailor I’m happy to see that one of my favorite TH-camrs is very passionate about the care and health of those suffering from it.
9:56 heresy. Replacing one of the coolest moments with one of the worst. 343 guilty spark. The covenant arrived first but all the bodies showed signs of friendly fire and or scrambled internal structures
I appreciated your segment on PTSD. It's a commonly misunderstood affliction I often find.
I've never been in the military, but due to childhood abuse (yes, all the worst kinds) and a prolonged and repeatedly traumatic few years in my late teens and early 20s (I'm 23 currently and haven't been homeless for almost a year now) I ended up homeless and cut off from any support networks or people I could trust, I suffer from CPTSD. I don't know if I suffer as much as someone who's seen war. But I struggle everyday with frequent periods of dissociation and lost memories, flashbacks and anxiety and panic attacks during the day, and more often than not entirely sleepless nights where my thoughts are racing and anxiety and emotion eats me alive. I rarely have entirely pleasant dreams when i do sleep, but almost always nightmares involving some sort of conflict or fight for survival or running from something or someone. At times I struggle with being entirely apathetic and emotionally cold, and other times I'm drowned in uncontrollable and overwhelming emotions and empathy for the silliest of things. I can't bring myself toneat most days and have been unable to ever save any meaningful amount of money because of my reliance on alcohol and weed to regulate my mood and keep my anxiety and painful emotions at a manageable level. I'm currently in a degree of legal trouble and have been almost constantly for a few years now despite my best efforts to keep to myself and avoid conflict at all costs. I won't go much further into all the shitty details of my life here, but suffice to say PTSD can take a stranglehold on anyone, it doesn't matter how in control you think you are. Once you break and realise you no longer are, you'll look back and realise you never were to begin with.
I hope anyone out there struggling with similar issues can find the peace they deserve. The peace that many people take for granted until it's too late.
The Real Roanoke moments mean a lot. Appreciate the candor re: PTSD. I'm not a fan of the armed services, but I care very much about the people that the system uses and subsequently discards. They're often the best among us and deserve so much more.
The armed forces fight so that you might complain about them. How much you like them has never mattered to anyone other than you.
@@NoneOfyourbusiness-wi1iy I appreciate your perspective. 🙏
@@lookalivebrett I don't care.
@@NoneOfyourbusiness-wi1iyShut up crybaby. Sounds like you care an awful lot what people think about stuff you care about
@@NoneOfyourbusiness-wi1iy
You probably have a lot of friends.
As a bipolar, i also see the negative side effects of stress 24/7. We're sensitive to stress we tip over into either a manic or depressive episode. I feel so heavily for the combat vets, its a living hell being in. And i have no idea what you've gone through in regards to combat.
SemperFI Dogs. Thank you for explaining the parts about PTSD, and CPTSD. It's really hard to explain to people what it's like. You did a great job of explaining it's cause. That part about it not being weakness is so hard to get through to us. It's been over 15 years, and I still feel like crying in front of my wife means I'm weak. I just don't know what to do sometimes, people shouldn't have to question if following a command is right or wrong. Great video, thank you
You should find a true (male) friend to share this stuff with it will help
@@pedrolmlkzk I'm there for my buddy, when he wants to talk. It's the little things, sometimes we'll be driving and he'll just point out what triggers him. One time we drove back from the range and he pointed out that some models of cars did it. We both served but I never saw combat, it's hard to understand but I'm glad he opens up. That is to say I don't have CPTSD, I've had my own issues but never anything on the scale of CPTSD.
My entire childhood was on military bases, as my mom was in the Air Force for 25 years. My dad was also in USAF for a while and my older brother was in the Navy. My mom was on a mission with me, "You will not enlist. You either be an officer or go do something else." I don't know what she saw when she looked at me, but she refused to let me go that way. I trust her, but am still the loudest voice on proper cycling and vet benefits (ahem, I could say plenty on those who wage wars they don't fight in or what kind of orders they give, though).
This is one of the only 'scary' movies that have ever managed to gross me out... and I forgot how good it was at doing that, until about half-way through this video when he started talking about and showing the parasites in detail.
Ey Roanoke, I think it would be cool if you look at Amnesia: The Bunker. It’s a horror game with a spooky monster that would be cool to explain! Great video as always tho
Collapsed tunnel blocking your way out of a World War 1 bunker filled with mutated abominations?
_Amnesia: The Bunker_ may have taken some pointers...
The Man, The Myth and The Legend is back 🙏🏼
@@Araakolno you werent😊
The leg man*
Fixed
@@Araakol They are a parasite attached to your eyes.
@@BlaireSnorlax hey dont out me like that tape worm!
That first German soldier, it's also possible he saw that the door was going to be opened in spite of his warnings, and he wanted to be taken out before having to confront what was on the other side. A quick, certain death might have been far more appealing to him at that point.
It can also be seen as an act of mercy.
The French's first recorded use of gas was recorded on August of 1914. Germany's first usage is recognized as occurring in April of 1915. But for some reason Germany is usually blamed for 'starting it' even though the Allies deployed it 8 months before Germany got around to it.
Tear gas vs mustard gas… 🤔
@@haydenchu58mustard gas was first used in 1917.
PTSD can come from many aspects of life, but they are all damning none the less. Terrible fate if left untreated. Well done on the video.
I find it facinsting that Mr Gaming is such a beefcake with forearms the width of my thighs, but is also a big baby when it comes to diseases 😂
I'm a hypochondriac 😂 its why I became a scientist lol
@@RoanokeGamingwhat kind of scientist, I’ve been wondering on what career to go into and am just wondering.
@@Rolleypolley630 He's mentioned it before, he said virologist I believe.
@@Superintendent8814 thank you
I'll admit this is the first time I've seen him (sorry I don't watch Shorts) and wasn't expecting that either. Fitness goals right there though lol
That time of week again!
Appreciate your breakdown Mr. Gaming.
Excited for Underwater analysis!
As a veteran with PTSD, from multiple tours to Afganistan. I relate to this very much and thank you so much for touching on this topic and educating on it. Thank you again. I love your content!
I know you’ve already got a flooding of comments thanking you for the PTSD section, but I’m going to thank you anyway. Took a lot to not just openly sob when I heard you talk about how it’s not a sign of weakness and that literally anyone can develop it after enough exposure to traumatic experiences. Bless you dude, truly. My CPTSD isn’t service related in the slightest, but I felt seen and absolved of my internalized guilt/shame all the same. I’ve kept trying to get back to “normal” for the last decade, and it’s hard AF to accept that “normal” may never happen again.
21:15 I actually loved this point with the Quarians in Mass Effect. They couldve just been an exiled race. But since they were exiled and chose to stay on ships until they got their homeworld back (ahh, pride at its finest) it made sense for them to be forced to live in their suits. Doubly so, since people on ships would likely be in suits most of the time given the violent nature of the ME universe
Side track about the Trench Sweepers, that thing was absolutely INSANE from the stories, and seeing it in Battlefield 1 was nuts
Movies like these are always interesting to watch because of what could happen with old technology like this one, if this movie had modern technology would probably be a bit more different but it is always a fun what if scenario
@31:06 I think you’re looking at the Christmas truce the wrong way. While I agree that human nature is screwed, that was a very beautiful moment wherein soldiers who had no skin in the fight laid down their arms and came together to love one another before the powers that be forced them to keep fighting.
"Science is only judged good or bad based on it's effectiveness"
Everyone thinks about the WW2 experiments
Everyone: I don't know about that one Chief
Roanoke I just wanted to say the way you introduce things in your videos are just perfect. Always a reflection on either nature or humanity and how it connects to the topic of the video. Giving that connection to reality, even if subtle, adds a lot to the explanation. Good on ya
When you brought up the Christmas Truce, If I recall the soldiers that played soccer with each other I believe didn't want to fight afterward, so the units had to be removed and changed with units that hadn't experienced that Christmas day though I'm not too sure.
Sorta right. They still ended up fighting after. But it goes to show that war isn’t black and white, sure Germany during this war did horrible shit, but that doesn’t mean every German was okay with it and fully supported it. Alot of the soldiers could of been drafted, meaning they were forced into the military instead of joining willingly, often they don’t want to fight. But the alternative could be severe punishment, so you don’t really have a choice. Then theres times where some think their doing the right thing in the fighting, they think the enemy is absolutely evil and such. At the end of the day all it is a complex mess. I’m going to put some verses from songs that do far better at describing what I’m trying to say.
“When they face death they’re all alike, good or bad, rich or poor, no matter who they serve before they’re all the same, rest side by side.” - Sabatons Lifetime of war.
“They’ll tell you that it’s righteous, keep your chin up in the crisis they’ll drill it into your head” - Ain’t no crying, I forgot the artist and this ones lyrics I don’t remember entirely, but it’s also pretty fitting.
Politics now a days is so shoved into every aspect of life that it’s impossible for most to see things in any way other than black and white at this point. Take gun control. Yes it appears to be working for the U.K, Australia, and Japan, but theres other factors ignored with that argument, for example, even before the heavy gun control Australias crime rate was on a decline, Japan has heavy hard on crime policies that the U.S doesn’t, and while gun related crimes decreased in the U.K other crimes including stabbings increased. And then theres the argument “But Australia, Japan, and the U.K aren’t dictatorships!” Not yet, but theres also nothing preventing it from happening. When Venezuela’s dictator was elected the first thing he did was take away the right for the people to own guns, because it’s easier to eat a big fat juicy piece of steak while your people are starving when you have guns and they don’t, the dictator did eventually allow citizens to own firearms sure, but only citizens that were loyal to him, while Gun control doesn’t always lead straight to tyranny, it does allow it to happen. Hitlers SS would of hard a harder time killing Jewish people and forcing children into being indoctrinated had citizens been armed. People can say “Times change! That wouldn’t happen in this day!” But thats a bit of a stupid argument, because why would you willingly give someone whose openly being a dictator or openly being similar to Adolf Hitler the power to take away your rights and such? A dictator or tyrant won’t be open and just publicly say they plan to take away your rights and such.
ll in all now a days things are too political, has people thinking in black and white, instead of critically thinking about all this shit and considering various factors, they just believe what ever garbage narrative is spewed at them from politicians or individuals in positions of high power, or just believe people who simply say something that sounds like a good message. Adolf Hitler could scream “BLACK LIVES MATTER!” If he were still alive somehow, but that wouldn’t change the fact that he doesn’t actually care about black people.
This guy is the reason I’m studying outbreaks and diseases
Same
This was already a good review, but your scientific background made it truly great and provided a sort of depth of the movie I wouldn’t have gotten as a layman. Also the “know your enemy” was hilarious.
Well done on this video, can’t wait to see what else you do in the future!
31:08 you forgot to mention they were ordered to shoot against their new friends or face harsh punishment from their home countries. the leaders knew if they kept up being friendly no one would want to fight since clearly the guy across the field ain't a bad guy he's just following orders
I have learned more biology watching your videos than I did through all of high school. I love this channel so much. ✨
In regards to gas in WW1 its one of the biggest misconceptions. France actually used gas a year before Germany did...
Hmmmm nice to know
France used tear gas,germany used mustard gas
5:53 Don't take it personally, Brits usually dislike friendly fire, which is why they objected.
I remember hearing something about psychopaths being very highly resistant to PTSD compared to more neurotypical individuals.
As far as i recall after the christmas truce they were all moved away from that frontline since the higher ups were afraid they wouldn't be able to kill eachother after that.
It was also important to note that the company over played the damages to gauge's personality to not pay him
To the editor: Roanoke was referring to when dead elites were found dead from plasma weaponry, later found out to be flood infected forms.
"objects to an American escort"
There’s that quote from a British soldier about the Germans taking cover when the British bombed, the British taking cover when the Germans did it and everyone taking cover when the Americans did it.
It still surprises me that Roanoke is as ripped as he is
I’ve unfortunately had several severe head injuries that damaged my frontal lobe and other areas of my brain in the past. The worst one left me medically dead for several minutes.
The most notable immediate symptom was a loss of balance, as the nerve connections to my inner ears were destroyed. I spent almost two years barely being able to stand up and walk without falling over, and it was worse in the dark.
But to the point of this; I have experienced firsthand that a frontal lobe injury can severely alter your emotions and cause violent mood swings and irritable behavior. Over time things have gotten better, but I’m quite literally not the person i used to be. The human brain is an amazing machine.
Why are skeletons so calm?
Because nothing gets under their skin.
E.
Let's say, hypothetically, I am a barbie girl. Okay let's even say I'm in a barbie world. Right so, in this scenario, I would obviously know from personal experience that life in plastic is fantastic. Wouldn't it be reasonable to assume you could brush my hair and undress me literally everywhere? Imagination; you can derive from the fundamentals of basic logic that life is your creation.
I can remember my grandfather who had fought in WWII still fought the war in his mind even when he was home. I remember once I was with my grandparents and I got up in the middle of the night because I needed to grab something to drink and once I put the cup way and I turned around I was looking down the barrel of my grandfather's m1 garand.
He was saying something in German about "you Nazi pigs" and out of surprise yelled "grandpa what the fuck are you doing!?" And then he seemed to jump and come out of a daze and he looked at me confused but then he realized he was holding and pointing a gun at me and promptly put it down.
He then started to cry and hugged me telling me (in German) that he was so sorry and how he'd never ever hurt me. And I was just confused like you wouldn't believe.
Hey, Roanoke. I appreciate you spreading facts about the brain and how it functions. Things like depression, anxiety, add/adhd are so often thought of as not real and simply feeling sorry for ones self, or simply not trying hard enough.
I have adhd, it manifests of course, as issues with focus and attention, but also executive function, anxiety, depression, auditory and visual processing.
Here in America, I think people have so much of a problem acknowledging mental illness because of their preconceptions on what they think a soul is . They think that people just are the way they are because of some immutable soul. But the more we learn about how the brain functions the less sense the idea of an immutable soul makes. Now I’m not saying that souls don’t exist. I am simply saying they don’t exist as they are thought of. Every thought, every experience, every feeling, you’ve ever had.. that was your brain. In fact, you are that blob of fat and connective tissue in the middle of your skull. That is you. Everything else is just meat suit. if we are ever going to fix our mental health crisis in this country, we have to be able to acknowledge these facts. So I appreciate your work in educating people. Thanks, Man
This has Warhammer 40k vibes, all I can imagine the setting being very similar except its Grandfather Nurgle's Gift being spread like a Demonic Infestation would.
The PTSD segment was....that was something.
The brave men and women who serve our nation don't get what they deserve for their sacrifice and what they go through for us. My stepdad's a former service men, and we're thankful every day he didn't develop PTDS, but I know many weren't as fortunate. They fought for us, its our job to take care of them.
Knowing me I’d get PTSD in like 3 days, my 3lbs of jelly can hardly handle saying thanks you too to the waitress
Imagine being a casual watcher who doesn't watch Shorts and suddenly getting a casual Roanoke face reveal
There's a story about a dude Ron Hunt who was using a concrete drill (like 1/2"-1" or more around, over a foot long) up on a tall ladder. He felt the ladder wobble and start falling so he threw the drill aside, meaning to avoid landing on it. Unluckily, the ladder fell over in that direction and the drill went through his eye socket and head. From what I recall he had some minor similar issues but got incredibly lucky to avoid almost all damage to his brain. Made an overall full recovery physically, but may have had some minor lingering effects
There are a few people who do not develop any PTSD as we know it, but they have other issues. We often call them psychopaths. They do not react to stress and remain at the same level of pressure regardless of situation. However, they can be as easily affected by shellshock (an explosion close by that causes physical damage to the brain) but are generally unaffected by stress. They can be good soldiers, but the lack of stress cuts down their reaction time.
war is war, hell is hell, Hell distinguishes those who are innocent, and those who are evil, war does neither of those.