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Originally Posted by rayliotta
We can think of other environments that might cause these kinds of breakdowns. I'm sure there have been recruits who've had breakdowns in the middle of Marine boot camp. While others successfully complete the program.
Maybe those who break down in Marine boot camp had a predisposition to psychosis (i.e., an underlying chemical issue in their brains, that was already present).
Or, perhaps they just succumbed to stress in a highly stressful environment. I'm not sure that we can assume what that "means" for an individual.
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Boot camp, going away to college and marriage were three of the most common causes of psychotic breaks last time I checked. According to the vulnerability theory of psychosis, given enough stress any of us would breakdown. It's a latent weakness of the soul.
