What Makes You Angry Today?

[Sarg]

Rant away, Jar, there's a ton of problems at the VA. Not so much with the "front line" folks at the VA hospitals or even working Vet's claims. It's the rampant waste in middle and upper management. As many of you know, I go to numerous Vet websites and one in particular, VA Watchdog.org, and you would be appalled at the waste in the system.

Sorry, Angle, I know your position on this, but if America is going to have a VA for Veterans, at least manage the damn thing properly. As it is now, neither the Veteran, nor the taxpayer is being served properly.

Sarg

 

[Squaddiedave]

Least you have some form of VA Sarge!
Your right though, if your gonna have one, run the damn thing right!

 

[T^3]

Hey T,

I'm for ya'. Hope you have a great day with your son.

Jar

It was fun. I had a great time with him. Can't wait till Wednesday when I see him again.

 

[Sarg]

Least you have some form of VA Sarge!
Your right though, if your gonna have one, run the damn thing right!

That's why I deferred to Angle. It was he that informed me that what I considered to be the most civilized country in the world, didn't have support for their troops when they came home. Totally blew me away. And it gave me a better perspective on our VA.

But! It still will not blunt my fight to see that the new troops home from the sand get better treatment than we Nam Vets got. The money is going into the system, make damn sure it gets where it's needed.

Sarg

 

[Jimmy1]

f*cking Super Hornets are in town for an exercise. I can't hear a thing when they all come in to land. Pisses me right off

 

[Quidnunc]

I just get a feeling of rage sometimes. I feel like I have the energy to walk thru walls. I just want to destroy things when I get this way. Thankfully, I, on average, do not destroy things. If I go for a walk, I find myself stomping when I walk. It is odd and hard to explain.

I have an inability to control fear too, which might be considered a biomarker for combat PTSD. I overreact in situations where there is little danger. Although I can be ignorant at times, I, at times, am not understanding of other people's ignorance. The latter is especially true when endangerment is a concern.

My career as a chemical engineer was destroyed because of these feelings and more. I am glad I found this place.

 

[Jimmy1]

Hey Quid, I think everyone with combat related PTSD had a career destroyed at some stage. I personally had done my 20 years, was a Warrant Officer in my corps and was just about to jump to the dark side and take my commission as a Captain. The world fell from under me.
I used to be able to manage 100 + soldiers, and manage multi million dollar communications networks.

Now I have trouble remembering my password and my pin numbers. That gets me angry a lot.

 

[Quidnunc]

Hey Quid, I think everyone with combat related PTSD had a career destroyed at some stage. I personally had done my 20 years, was a Warrant Officer in my corps and was just about to jump to the dark side and take my commission as a Captain. The world fell from under me.
I used to be able to manage 100 + soldiers, and manage multi million dollar communications networks.

Now I have trouble remembering my password and my pin numbers. That gets me angry a lot.

I am sorry.

Yeah, I have problems with passwords and pin numbers too. In fact, I violate the suggested security standard and use the same password and pin for 99% of my accounts. I write the other down. Still, I have moments when I cannot remember the regular password. If I do not use it every day and multiple times a day, I will forget it.

 

[Jimmy1]

I am sorry.

Yeah, I have problems with passwords and pin numbers too. In fact, I violate the suggested security standard and use the same password and pin for 99% of my accounts. I write the other down. Still, I have moments when I cannot remember the regular password. If I do not use it every day and multiple times a day, I will forget it.

lol. I know my password is secure, but if anyone managed to find it, they would have the key to everything. I used to do the same in the later part of my career with all various types of systems if you get my meaning.

I am lucky banks let you pick your own PIN's. Same.

 

[JarHed]

Hey Quid

You don't have to be sorry for saying how you feel about something here. We're all at some stage of that. I still have a terrible time with some things and may always. Just take it one day at a time, it's the only one we're ever sure of anyway. Try no to dwell on what was or might have been for very long, it's a quagmire that will slow you down from your objective of working at getting better.

It's OK to be angry, just don't let it overrule your life. It takes work but eventually you can look at it and decide just how much energy you want to devote to it before moving on. I was once told that depression in the inward sign of anger that's not expressed properly.

With time and work you can learn to control to some extent and live with the things that are issues for you now. It's hard to believe, I know, but it can happen. Sometimes in life you just have to take a very different tack toward a totally different course than the one you thought you would be on.

Jar

 

[Wagon]

All I need is abt 10 stinger missiles and I could drop every Helo in this town.

Without seriously hurting anyone of course.

 

[Jimmy1]

Piss me off. Stupid PTSD interfering with my head. I just tried to organise a surprise birthday party for my wife and instead of sending the message to her daughters and best friend, I added her to the addresses. What was I thinking.

Not a surprise anymore.