Hi to all,
I'm new to the forum.....guess I should start with the orgin of why I'm suddenly here.....I'm a cop. I and my family came out of an isolated community(two hundered miles from the nearest road) in the far north after two years of policing up there. During those years I physically fought with people each day and was involved with numerous firearms related incidents culminiating with a shooting where the person I was attempting to help ended up blowing his face off in front of me.....(sorry if this is too graphic..:dont-know:) I've been prescribed with various meds to help but none seem to be working (this over a period of approx. 2 years) My doc has just put me on another med. which led to me spending the last four days in bed, unable to get up or interact with my family......I'm considering quitting the meds altogether and weaning myself off in an attempt to tackle PTSD head-on....:boxem: Maybe go the natural route and try and find something there.....It feels like I've lost years from my life here.........I think the treatment is doing more harm at this point than good........sorry to blather on....I'm looking forward to talk to some people here and maybe sharing some ways to help each other out......:smile:
I'm new to the forum.....guess I should start with the orgin of why I'm suddenly here.....I'm a cop. I and my family came out of an isolated community(two hundered miles from the nearest road) in the far north after two years of policing up there. During those years I physically fought with people each day and was involved with numerous firearms related incidents culminiating with a shooting where the person I was attempting to help ended up blowing his face off in front of me.....(sorry if this is too graphic..:dont-know:) I've been prescribed with various meds to help but none seem to be working (this over a period of approx. 2 years) My doc has just put me on another med. which led to me spending the last four days in bed, unable to get up or interact with my family......I'm considering quitting the meds altogether and weaning myself off in an attempt to tackle PTSD head-on....:boxem: Maybe go the natural route and try and find something there.....It feels like I've lost years from my life here.........I think the treatment is doing more harm at this point than good........sorry to blather on....I'm looking forward to talk to some people here and maybe sharing some ways to help each other out......:smile: