Recent content by Danyel Lee Gaede

As a former Minister I have to say this so called church is way off base. Only one way to shun a believer and that is if they are confronted about the sin first, then no change confronted with two or more witnesses and then infront of the church and if still no change from the sin then they are...

many helpful comments Link Removed i feel you I was just minutes away from killing myself today. I prayed to God to forgive me of my sins and begged him not to hold me guilty for what I was about to do. I have tryed in the past and died before was brought back. Now i live in a third world...

I thought my therapist could and was only obligated to report an abuser if they were still considered a threat to others. But yesterday my T told me she could report them because 'they committed a crime'. Is this true? the answer is your T is full of it if you are from America the hippa law...

If i were you i would see a lawyer to sue. not to get rich but to sue so they do not ever make that mistake again. I have had one doctor claim my leg pain was in my head from my PTSD since "There is no metalic pieces left from the bomb" as they said until they put me through the full body mri...

Gunsmith there are 3 reactions to traumatic stuff, not the two text book fight or flight. You can Fight, Flight, or freeze and most people freeze once during multiple missions. A Marine friend of mine told me a story of a buddy in his unit who was in a unit attacked at night and most the small...

to Puppy Love aka anthony reading your first post reminds me of a situation i do not like to tell people but here goes. In Iraq there area lot of wild dogs and they a real most cute when puppy but fugly when they are older and on my last deployment we were told if the dog was wild and no one...

besides the mistake of waking you up from a nightmare Most of us with PTSD unmedicated and not seeing therapy will close of from the world and be afraid of the world and cower in the corner. Weather a rape victim or a military person not dealing with the fear till later in PTSD this is the...

Ya i have been there before, it is insanity right? lol. I am glad to hear you are doing good sister. I will keep praying for you both. best advise i can give is do what you are doing be there for him when he seeks you but give him the space when he needs it. Just make sure you are okay because...

Sounds like he is pushing you away for a lot of stuff and might be using his medical issues as an excuse for something else, but this is just speculation sister. I am a Christian as I believe your past post shows you might be as well so I also suggest you explain this to a pastor and get...

sounds like it might will be a learning experiance for you as long as you do not get emotional yet. its up to you but my advise is to slow way down and be just a friend as you learn about PTSD. As a man with PTSD i always wanted fast but should have slowed down. Also his wife and him are apart...

truth be told many were ugly and I believe i was one of them but right after my combat time each time i came back home I noticed i had much more sex in my life with more females and way more often until my signs of ptsd started comming out. I guess combat veterans who put on a good happy face...

For me the best help i got was from friends and the only true friends I have been okay enough to talk with about what i was going through have been others I spent time with in support groups. When i was state side I found several groups but where i live now I am alone even when i do not want to...

can you explain his ptsd Issues a little? I have struggled in relationships and i guess i still do but I could maybe give you a little insight and let you decide whats best for the two of you. Also I noticed you mentioned Pastor and that's very good to keep God and His knowledge involed. I have...