By Randall - 25/01/2011 07:28 - United States

Today, my uncle had a flashback to Vietnam. I'm now missing a tooth and have a cracked rib. FML
I agree, your life sucks 41 630
You deserved it 3 431

Same thing different taste

Top comments

adult teeth = big $$$ from the tooth fairy :)

well at least he didn't shoot you or something.

Comments

davek 36

Ctrl+F Search "You don't know man, you weren't there" I am disappoint

"Time travel is possible; just ask someone with PTSD." OP, I'm sorry you had to go through that. I also feel bad for your uncle. PTSD is hell. I was traumatized as a kid (not from war, of course) and have had PTSD for nine years. It's a terrible, terrible disorder. When you have a flashback, it's like you've literally been transported back to the trauma. When you finally snap back into reality, you've lost time and perhaps have left the location where you were when the flashback started. That's what scares me the most, because it's like blacking out and I have NO control over what I do during a flashback. Thankfully I've never hurt anyone. OP, I hope your uncle is getting help. Therapy + medication works well for PTSD.

emilyxorawr 3

It's not all bad, just say you got in a bar fight. Some chicks like a "rough dude".

xoxobutterfly 0

cut your uncle some slack, he fought in the war for everyone. he can't help it is he has a flashback. your lucky that's all that happened instead of something worse!

Some would say, be more respectful, but fyl for losing a tooth and a cracked rib. At least you shouldn't necessarily be like "oh I lost a tooth, and cracked a rib. It hurt like hell, but i'm okay with it because he was in a war." I understand where your coming from. Your not blaming your uncle, just saying- "this is what happened. fml"

nixom1334 6

I'd feel more sorry for the old man, that war was rough, well any war in general. do you think flashing back to that kind of memories was the highlight of his day

think it over. imagine Wat it wud be like to be a veterinarian. gun fires around u, companions dying, houses exploding, people screaming their last words in front of ur very eyes. u wud have been haunted by this nightmare each night until u die. it must be terrible, and the LAST thing I would EVER do is say it's hilarious. I'm not a supergeek but I know that much.

veterinarian? No, he didn't help save animals. I'm sorry for being a grammar nazi but use correct spelling once in a while.