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 Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2006 1:55 pm
Speak about PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder), ask questions about it, find support, share experiences, add links to where you can look into if you do have it.
Post 1: PTSD Links
Post 2: PTSD FAQ
Post 3: PTSD Support Links
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Posted: Thu Jun 15, 2006 6:11 pm
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Posted: Thu Jun 15, 2006 6:22 pm
[ Message temporarily off-line ]
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Posted: Thu Jun 15, 2006 6:27 pm
PTSD Support Linkshttp://www.ptsdsupport.net/To add a link post it or PM it to Ally_Os or SundaySinner77, be very clear about what it is for though
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Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2006 1:29 am
For anyone here intrested in joining a group discussion. Every Saturday and Sunday I hold a group discussion on Yahoo for war vets. Its strictly voluntary and does not require regular participation. The aim of the discussion is to help vets with compensation and pension, provide advice and a shoulder to cry on in your time of need. It can become intense as some of the issues discuss maybe disturbing. The benefit of the group in making friends and getting information is worth while. If you are intrested in join in let me know and I'll provide you with more information on getting involved with the group.
Wolf
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Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 3:41 pm
(I'm not sure if we are allowed to post about personal experiences of PTSD or not, so if not go ahead and delete this.)
PTSD- I was clinically diagnosed one week after my first tour in Iraq. I was told that I would not have to go back, but yet I am leaving in one week for my third tour.
Restrictions; driving.
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Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 1:52 pm
SweetZombieNightmare (I'm not sure if we are allowed to post about personal experiences of PTSD or not, so if not go ahead and delete this.) PTSD- I was clinically diagnosed one week after my first tour in Iraq. I was told that I would not have to go back, but yet I am leaving in one week for my third tour. Restrictions; driving. I'll face myself...
That's just messed up how they make you go back after saying you wont have too.
...to cross out what I've become
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Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2007 1:28 pm
Ally_Os SweetZombieNightmare (I'm not sure if we are allowed to post about personal experiences of PTSD or not, so if not go ahead and delete this.) PTSD- I was clinically diagnosed one week after my first tour in Iraq. I was told that I would not have to go back, but yet I am leaving in one week for my third tour. Restrictions; driving. I'll face myself...
That's just messed up how they make you go back after saying you wont have too.
...to cross out what I've become Very. *glares at them* They say that I will not have to stay long, bollocks, that's what they told me last time.
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Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 3:13 pm
my husband has it, a mild case, manifesting in insomnia, depression or anger, and on occasion, loud noises, specially since we live so close to an artillery range.
He won't get diagnosed because hes afraid it will make him look like a wuss
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Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 6:58 pm
My fiance came back with PTSD pretty bad.
He saw a lot more than anyone should, especially with a heart as good as his.
He had some flashbacks, jumped at loud noises, but it quieted after a while.
I'm concerned he'll have the same problem at the end of this deployment (number 2).
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Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 7:14 pm
 What is it with men and not wanting to see a doctor in fear of getting diagnosed with something and having it make them look like a wuss? Seriously grow the ******** up! PTSD doesn't make you a wuss. Different people react in different ways to things. Some are more sensitive then others and some have seen/been through more then others. It's usually the latter. How would being through and seeing things most people haven't make you a wuss? I'd say it'd make you a pretty brave/emotionally strong person even if you have a diagnosis because of it. My therapist suspects I have PTSD but that doesn't mean I'm a wuss because I couldn't handle what I went through. Granted it wasn't military so I don't have the pressure of looking tough to my buddies. But still i have a sneaky suspicion everyone who gets deployed gets PTSD if they've seen anything bad it just depends on the person how bad they get it. Some also take longer for it to show then others. Mine didn't show up instantly *shrugs* That's my rant for the day
@Corporal: Just keep an eye for warning signs and encourage him to get the help he needs when you see said warning signs. That's about all I can suggest.
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Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2008 1:01 pm
@ Ally O :
I've done a lot of research related to the military.
It's one of my coping mechanisms, to drown myself in books.
Last deployment was really bad. I don't want to give the specifics of the stuff he went through, because I know what those kinds of stories do to the girls who have loved ones out there... I know because I'm in the same boat. But he came home really messed up. I mean, he was never violent towards me or anything like that, partially because he would never lay a hand on me, and partially because I would always threaten to get on a chair and beat his a**. lol
I mean, had he of ever hit me, I'd be okay. It's not like I can't take a punch. I had a boyfriend before Josh that was on steroids, and towards the end of our relationship he started getting really violent, so I have my own PTSD to deal with. I freak out if people start yelling in cars, and once Josh yelled, and it wasn't even at me, and I jumped back like he was going to throw a punch.
But Josh would never, ever hurt me. I strongly believe that.
But back to his PTSD... he came home very jumpy, and it really only got worse from there. There was one big flashback he had, and it sucked because it was at a party with all of his friends and he came out of the flashback absolutely hysterical. He'd freak if a big truck pulled up beside us while we were driving. And we couldn't - still can't - talk about or be up on top of roofs.
Thankfully he pulled out of it. He no longer jumps, he sleeps through the night, and that flashback was his one and only. This time around, this deployment, he's somewhere much safer, where there is hopefully little to no firefights.
But you girls know how it is, anytime that they can't go out to take a piss without flak and kevlar, we worry our little hearts out.
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Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 5:59 pm
I used to be able to take punches hell I used to play fight with boys when I was younger one of my best friends was a guy a year younger then me. But as I got older I developed PTSD from one of my RL exes and from what happened to me as a child so if someone slams their fist on a table even lightly I jump. I jump if there's any sudden slamming noise or anything loud. I just jump and freak out for the next minute afterwards. Just like I start panicking if people raise their voice and if people start yelling I literally shut myself down and it takes every single thing in me not to ball my eyes out and it can take a long time for me to stop crying if I start and it takes a long time for me to calm down afterwards whether I cry or not. If someone has anything near my face or acts like they're going to throw something at me I back away and cover my face with my hands or duck down and cover my face or I'll completely flinch.
Then the part that's cause of my first ever bf the guys I'm dating have to be careful what they say about certain things cause it can freak me out and make me half terrified and it'll take a long time for me to calm down. For the longest time I felt uncomfortable being around guys. i couldn't even be alone in a room with guys without leaving the room instantly. I got over that now if I have to be close to a guy I'm uncomfortable with the idea but I don't freak out.
Therapy's helped a bit but there's some things I'll prob. never get over since I'm still exposed to them at times cause they keep reoccuring.
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