Let me start by saying I found this wonderful site last week during a very rough struggle with the "beast", i must say i couldnt have found a better nickname for PTSD.
I was a line medic attached to a 35 man infantry platoon in Iraq with 1ID.- U.S. Army
Currently completing an Army Nursing Program.
While going through the current course I am in I began to truly struggle with many of the common problems I have come across on this site. The leadership I have here has helped me greatly by showing me that the stigma of seeking help is weakness, it is still hard for me to even post here even though my true name is still hidden.
Once I was able to push past that ignorant stigma I began to go through the ringer of appointments with 3-4 behavioral health professionals. After approximately 9 months of therapy, medications and counseling I was diagnosed with mild-moderate chronic PTSD, aka combat PTSD.
I never realized that my rage, excitability/jumpiness, relationship issues, hyper-vigilance and many more were even semi-related to PTSD until I found this site. I would have thought that all these professionals that have helped me would have let me know this, but thankfully I stumbled across all of you wonderful veterans.
This last week, and especially this weekend have been probably my worst. If it had not been for the information that I have read and learned here then I believe I would not be here posting this, either due to alcohol suicidal ideation or incarceration.
Thank you so much for all the time and sincereity here. I will do my best to share my medical background and knowledge as much as possible, I absolutely love psychology and mental health, my ultimate goal is to have mental health as my speciality so I can practice medicine as a mental health nurse.
I was a line medic attached to a 35 man infantry platoon in Iraq with 1ID.- U.S. Army
Currently completing an Army Nursing Program.
While going through the current course I am in I began to truly struggle with many of the common problems I have come across on this site. The leadership I have here has helped me greatly by showing me that the stigma of seeking help is weakness, it is still hard for me to even post here even though my true name is still hidden.
Once I was able to push past that ignorant stigma I began to go through the ringer of appointments with 3-4 behavioral health professionals. After approximately 9 months of therapy, medications and counseling I was diagnosed with mild-moderate chronic PTSD, aka combat PTSD.
I never realized that my rage, excitability/jumpiness, relationship issues, hyper-vigilance and many more were even semi-related to PTSD until I found this site. I would have thought that all these professionals that have helped me would have let me know this, but thankfully I stumbled across all of you wonderful veterans.
This last week, and especially this weekend have been probably my worst. If it had not been for the information that I have read and learned here then I believe I would not be here posting this, either due to alcohol suicidal ideation or incarceration.
Thank you so much for all the time and sincereity here. I will do my best to share my medical background and knowledge as much as possible, I absolutely love psychology and mental health, my ultimate goal is to have mental health as my speciality so I can practice medicine as a mental health nurse.
