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40 THE COAST ARTILLERY JOURNAL July-August becomes "excited" as a result of the emotional attitude, many impulses are sent down all the nerves to every part of the body. When the nerves to the heart are "excited," the heart becomes stimulated and begins to beat rapidly. In an oversimplified form, that's all there is to physical symptoms caused by nerves. There is an actual physical change in the heart action-you can count the difference in the pulse-as a result of a nervous irritability which in turn was the result of an emotional attitude. In an excited brain, manv nerves are stimulated and other parts of the body have symptoms-although for a number of reasons one or two parts of the body seem to show most of them. Thus the nerves to the stomach are excited and the persons feels a "knot or lump" in his stomach. The stomach is made of muscle and when its nerves are stimulated, the muscle begins to tremble, or go into spasms just as the hands will in a nervous person-and that spasm or trembling of the stomach muscles causes the feeling of nausea. If the l1ervous stimulation to the stomach is very strong (and there are many medical reasons for different i~tensities of reaction) the stomach muscles may go into such violent spasm as to cause vomiting. In the same way the intestines may be stimulated by the "excited brain," and if the stimulation is mild there may be spasms of the intestinal muscle and the soldier vliillfe~l cramps in the abdomen. Physical examination and even Xrays will not show any physical defect in the stomach or intestines but the actual physical cramps will still be there -the result of the nervous stimulation of an excitec\brain. In severe cases, there may be so much stimulatio~ from the nerves that the intestin~s will be totally upset and produce diarrhea. Emotional diarrhea is not uncommon on the battlefield in the presence of great danger. The blood vessels are also made up of muscle tissue and nerves go to them from the brain. Thus when the brain gets "excited" the muscles of the blood vessels may go into spasm and so raise the blood pressure. Blood pressures often are elevated in civilian life bv men and women "lil.'hose brains become excited by "emo'tional attitudes." In the same way a g~eat many other symptoms which are truly physical in character may be produced by nervousness. These symptoms are often called neurotic .hut one must understand that these symptoms are not imaginary. They are real and the patient feels their presence as keenly as if they had a germ as a cause. Even though the original cause of the condition is a nenTousone, the actual symptom is real enough. The emotional attitude is the basic cause of the whole difficult\'. If a soldier in the bivouac area \vere a veteran with m~ny years' experience, his heart might not beat rapid-ly. His em9tional attitude \vould be one of calmness, of confidence in his OWTI abilitv to handle the situation. His mind would be thinking-thinking of ways and means to deal with the enem\~-and there would not be "room" in his brain for an em~tional attitude. In such circumstances, the brain does not become excited, there is no stimulation of the nen'es and hence no effect on the body. One must not get the impression that it is ~nly in acute situations that the brain becomes excited. There are many chronic conditions which can do the same thimy. If, f;r • 1:> example, a man is worried about his \\'ife who isn't getting along on the allotment, that worry may bring about a mild chronic excitement of the brain (the result of an understandable emotional attitude) and thus cause mild but chronic cramps in the stomach, a constant nausea and inability to eat, a continuous headache, etc. In these cases. the soldier may insist that he has a real disease of the stomach, even though the dispensary surgeons cannot find a physical cause.. In the same way, a GI who has gotten into the bad graces of his sergeant may feel that he is always getting the "dirty end of the dea1." He may find himself on KP duty every week end and have no passes. He may find himself "gigged" for the slightest irregularity in appearance or in saluting. He may find that he is always criticized, especially in public and before his squad, and under these circumstances he may become very emotional and upset. \Vith such emotional disturbances-sometimes justified-the excited brain may stimulate his heart, chest, stomach, legs. etc., and produce many aches and pains-so that he will have to go on sick call often. When the dispensary sur" geon can find nothing physically wrong with such a man. the sergeant then really goes after him, calls him a "goldbrick," thus creating more emotional instability and thu~ making the symptoms even worse. The treatment and cure of this soldier's aches and pains is not in "easy jobs" but in creating a different emotional attitude. It is for this reason that persbnal problems and morale factors are so important in production of neurotic symptoms in the army. Since most habit patterns of emotional instability 8re built up over a long period of years, most soldiers, especially in training camps, who are neurotic or unstable hm"e family backgrounds of instability. They frequently ha:"c histories of having many fears and nenTous symptoms lor years before admission into the service. Sometimes there are domestic or financial situations which tend to make the "brain hypersensitive" and situations and conditions which might not disturb the ordinary man \".'ill produce a yiolent emotional attitude in these men-with the consequent physical symptoms described above. All these cases \\"ith physical complaints on a nervous basis can be understood only when one understands the background of the soldier as well as his habits of emotional thinking. ;\1AXAGE~IEi\T OF THE 1\'EUROTIC SOLDIER BY THE PLATOO:"-; SERGEA?\T There are roughly fiye steps to be taken in the treatment of any case \yhere a man has de\'eloped nen"ous symptoms. There are many more refined methods to be used by the medical officer: but in general each of these steps should be followed: I) Find out \yhy the man deyeloped his condition. _ 2) Find out what practical steps can be taken to relIe\"'" the soldier's problem. 3) Change his ATfITUDE .. 4) Get the soldier interested in his training or aSSIgnment. 5) Get him to be sociable and to haye recreation. • '-t: It takes a lot o~ work to do a good Job of pr6entl\
1948 MANAGING MEN 41 maintenance on a soldier who is nervous. Careful attention must be paid to each of the steps mentioned above-in order to achieve maximum success. There are many exceptions to the above rule, and these exceptions need special medi- -calcare. 1) WHY? So often men who have nervous symptoms may be criticized by their leaders for having symptomswhen as we have pointed out, each symptom has a causeand the symptom will not disappear unless the cause is removed. The nervous symptoms may be the result of a sick wife, 01: an unpaid mortgage, or a pregnant girl friend. Similarly, when a man goes AWOL, before the punishment is given, it is important to find out WHY he went A\\TOL. It may be that he missed the bus, or it may be that he received a telegram that his child was dying-or it may be that he was a coward and was afraid to ship out with his group. One cannot treat all these AWOLs alike-each one demands a different treatment. Whenever a man is nervous, or in any way does not seem to be adjusted-before you do anything to him, either as discipline or treatment, FIND OUT WHY he is the way he is. Talk to the soldier man to man-as a sympathetic person. No one will open up and tell you about an unhappy lm'e affair if you ORDER him to talk. Treat him as vou yotlrself would wish to be tfeated if you were in trouble. \\'E SALUTE the Resen:e Officers' Association and the National Guard Association for having influenced passage of the following legislation: Reserve Officers' Association: Removal of the "\\'ords"A Reserve Officer shall not be entitled to pay and allowances except when on active duty" fromsection 37a of the ~ational Defense Act. Provision for the organization and training of the Organized Reserve Corps (Public La\N 460-80th Congress). The Reserve Retirement Law (Public Law 810-80th Congress), which will insure the continued interest and participation by Reserves in the National Defense program. Revision of the courts-martial system of the Armv (Title II of Public Law 759-80th Cong;ess). - In addition to the foregoing items of legislation, ROA supported and acti\:ely assisted in obtaining famrable action ?y the 80th Congress on the Unification of the Armed Sen'- Ices,;\lilitarv Leave for the Enlisted Resen'es, The vYAC and 'VAVE' Bill (This provides regular and resen'e status for Women in the Armed Services.): Pay and Allowances for Terminal Leave for both reseNes and reo-ulars, the establishment of a separate Air Judge Advocate, Selective Sen-ice,and consideration of the removal of discrimination hetn-eenthe Regulars and the Resen-es on disability retire- Il1ent,'which was found by Congress to exist. WE SALUTE Some men may be secretive about their troubles-but remember he is in your outfit and you should do your utmost to let him understand that you are a friend of his. Find out WHY as the first step in the treatment-why he is nervous. 2) Often there are many actual and practical steps which can be taken to help men with difficulties. In home problems, the American Red Cross has done excellent work in relieving acute situations. Often help can be obtained from the allotment section or at times from the dependency discharge section. In many instances the special service officer or your company commander are the ones who can give some practical help. Frequently an emergency furlough will do more to clear up real domestic difficulties and relieve nervous strains than any other single thing-but before a man goes on such a furlough he must understand just what he can do and he must be informed that another such furlough will ordinarily not be granted. Sometimes the legal advice from the SJA will be such that the situation can be handled without a furlough. Every possibility for help should be explored, in each case. There is rarely a substitute for real and practical help. Yet, as in everything else, the soldier should thoroughly understand-through a discussion with you-just how much advantage he can obtain from that practical helpand how much he must resi~ himself to unpleasant results National Guard Association: Establishment of a svstem of retirement benefits for the civilian components, c~mpensating in part for the personal sacrifices of A"ational Guardsmen and others who have de- voted years to voluntarv service to their countrv, and offerino- I' '" ,,0an incentive to continuing sen'ice. Inclusion of provisions in the 1948 Draft Law which exempt active Guardsmen from induction, barring a shooting war; providing for a flow of men into the Guard and other civilian components upon completion of tours of Regular service, and for establishing the policy that the Guard must be called into Federal service in an emergency requiring more men than the Regular Services can supply. Granting longevity pay for National Guardsmen for armory drills, while authorizing armory drill pay for other resen-e components. Appropriation of $290,000,000 to support a Xational Guard strength of 341,000 in Fiscal Year 1949, an increase of $95,000,000 beyond the figure recommended by the Bureau of the Budget. Inclusion of a provision in the Unification Law requiring that the National Guard Bureau shall be the channel of communication bet\veen the Air Force, as 1-yellas the Army, on the one hand, and the States and Territories on the other, in all matters affecting the National Guard.
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