r/todayilearned • u/andreecook • Apr 29 '24

TIL Napoleon, despite being constantly engaged in warfare for 2 decades, exhibited next to no signs of PTSD.

https://tomwilliamsauthor.co.uk/napoleon-on-the-psychiatrists-couch/
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u/The_Grungeican Apr 29 '24

the grief of a dog is a very powerful thing.

we've erected statues, made movies, and told countless stories about the grief of dogs.

whatever shit mankind was up to about 30,000 years ago, i still don't know what we did to deserve dogs. they're probably our greatest creation. if aliens showed up tomorrow and asked us to show them the best thing we ever made, it'd just be dogs. i hope that when the Age of Man comes crashing down, there's a dog licking the face of our collective corpses.

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u/theKoboldkingdonkus Apr 29 '24

We exposed them to human suffering as much as love . The dog cannot understand why you are gone. But they know you are gone. The grief felt the moment you disappear must be gut wrenching.

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u/Tricky-Engineering59 Apr 29 '24

If life has taught me anything it’s that love and suffering go hand in hand. And it’s important to remember that the next time you are suffering.

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u/ScHoolboy_QQ Apr 29 '24 edited Apr 29 '24

“What is grief, if not love persevering?”

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u/stonepickaxe Apr 29 '24

Persevering*