Thank you for taking the time to write such a thoughful comment, Humphrey.

I got these quotes from a quotes website. So, they were already taken out of context when I found them. And people will share them out of context and take them to be true at face value.

We know that extremely traumatic experiences change people, often not for the better. There are many stories of people who return from wars with PTSD, and the struggles they face trying to return to normal life.

Please correct me if I'm wrong, but your issue with my statement of "they end up destroyed" seems to be that you believe we exist forever? I don't believe there is any credible evidence that we survive human death as a conscious being with intact memories and personality.