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Scott S.
![You’ve heard the expression: ‘I’m a mushroom. They keep me in the dark and feed me crap.’ A lot of times, you feel like you’re not getting all the information you need. The government prints enough paper to destroy the entire world’s forest population; even though the [the information] is all there at our fingertips, we get overwhelmed. You sit in your little corner and try to absorb what you can, but a lot of it you’re going to miss.](img/vets/vet_scotts_mushroom.jpg)
![There’s a pill for everything now. That fast fix. We’re addicted to pills of one kind or another, and they keep pushing them on TV. I guess I’m a little bit discouraged that so many people are hooked on medications. I very rarely see anybody [say], ‘Go through psychotherapy before you go on happy pills.’](img/vets/vet_scotts_pillcase.jpg)
![Most combat veterans, a long time ago when they were young soldiers…became inured to [death]…“Johnny’s not here anymore. Oh well.” … Or you’ve seen it in the movies; the new guys come in, “I don’t even want to know your name because you might not be here tomorrow. I have my 4 or 5 friends in the unit, and that’s all I need because the rest of you probably won’t exist tomorrow.” So, our mentality is a little bit different than the average person. We look at a cemetery and we see a place of like, “whew,” you know? Almost like, “I can’t wait because eventually I get to rest.”](img/vets/vet_scotts_cemetary.jpg)
![You have this lifeline. You were a soldier, you have a good discharge, so you go, “Well, at the very least, I’ll be able to get… some help from the VA.” To get that help, you have this mountain of paperwork. And there [are] people to help you with it.](img/vets/vet_scotts_paperwork.jpg)
![There’s the brick wall… you reach a point in your care, or you reach a point caring for [others]… there’s only so much you can do before you’re hitting your head against the brick wall. All of it; the paperwork, the lack of information, the overwhelming load of information, the stereotypes, the prejudices… Crap! Smack! There’s the brick wall. See, but you notice… the angle of the brick wall…it’s… going up. Okay? So, there is a possibility of getting over this brick wall, but …you know, it’s going to be a long, long [trip].](img/vets/vet_scotts_brickwall.jpg)
Scott served in the Army and the Air Force. When he returned from his last deployment to Iraq, Scott took a job as a healthcare technician. Scott continues to work in the healthcare field. He continually encourages fellow veterans to seek help, directing them to the proper treatment and support they deserve.
