wicked

leave the pain behind and keep moving forward.

i think i will tape this to my monitor.


he works at the vet admin? and he has not gotten help?
well, my judgmental attitude on that is yuck!
i had a great rep from the dav get my disability.
sadly, you have to know how to word things and who to take it to to get it done.
and if he is on the inside like that, there is no excuse for him not to get help.
geez.

he wants to keep the illness alive, and you must preserve yourself.
my father drank himself to death and died of cirrhosis at womack army hospital.
he kept the illness, the tradition alive. army, alcohol, death.
real heroes ask for help.
i know how hard it was for me to ask for help.
it takes courage. lots of courage.
kittyboo, you have it, you come here for support and to support others.
hold on to that.

drop the pain, like a rucksack of rocks, and move forward.
bless your heart.

(oh no, now the southern is comin out in me! help!)

Beth

Kittyboo

Sadly I think the pain is too much for him to want to face.... hence why he drinks.

I know that when you start ptsd therapy it really brings all of those memories to the surface, and I just don't think he wants to look at those demons.
In his mind he is doing great, at least that's how he presents himself...
He's got a good job (which he told me he gets outstanding reviews)
He's planning to head up one of their offices (though 2 months ago he was telling a friend he was going to go to law school)
He's got a girlfriend who is young, smart, attractive and talented and who he is enamoured with, and who is enamoured with him.
He's got her family who loves him.

In his mind, he is capable of controlling all issues that come his way. And honestly, he seems to be doing just fine personally and socially.... so like I said, ptsd may not be as much a part of his life as I thought it was. I also don't know what he has really done over the past year though.... I have not been a part of his life, just what I have heard or seen through the grapevine.


Wicked , I am sorry about your father. It is such a s sad reality that surfaces all too often with veterans.
I definitely want to research the areas of ptsd when I complete my degree. Combat ptsd ruins so manyh lives, and I personally do not feel it is addressed with our combat men and women to the extent that it needs to be before sending them off to war.
Ok..i'll get off my soap box now about that.

But thank you, and yes, I do want to leave the pain behind!