Originally Posted by canadiancow

I'm not saying it makes it "go away" any more than it would regrow a lost finger.

But then why bother suing at all? If it won't make it better, then isn't it just a sleazy cash grab?

No. Because money does help with things. I've know several people with serious mental issues. One had enough money to just quit his/her job and effectively retire, which made it much easier to manage the condition. Without the money to allow that, he/she would be in a very bad place right now.

Does that mean the issues are gone? No, it just means they're managed better than if there was also a 9-5 job in there.

Originally Posted by canadiancow

So?

If I lose a finger in an "accident" where party X is responsible, there is an amount of money X could give me such that I would feel "whole" again.

The only difference with something like PTSD is that you can't "see" it.