Recent content by gypsysoul

Me too! It makes me drool insanely though. I wake up with my teeth still clenched some mornings, takes me a little bit to release them. It hurts so bad :(

If multiple deployments to combat zones was the main issue, there would be a ton of violent incidences involving combat veterans. Even violent crimes today occur by those that aren't veterans, so what is the cause of that? Childhood violence? Childhood abuse? Neighborhoods? Parenting? Genetics...

I'm not saying that at all. I'm drawing a line between being aggressive/violent in general and being violent against someone else. Those are two different types of aggression... I was talking about physical abuse towards an individual and only for ease of conversation. Aggression and violence...

Yes, but I'm specifically talking about domestic violence. And in saying that, I'm referring to physically abusing another person. Although, domestic violence does include abusive, non-physical behavior, I'm referring to physical abuse in my post only. I apologize if that was unclear. I don't...

When I said, "That is all." I was referring to my rant about DV and PTSD, I wasn't saying that was all that was to it, don't assume, it only makes an ass out of u and me, right? Is DV done by someone diagnosed with PTSD? Sure. Is DV done by people who don't have PTSD? Sure. Do people with PTSD...

I know what you mean... It's pretty awful.

I am not resistant to the idea at all. Of course abuse can stem from complex reasons, but that's ALL abuse. Pedophiles, for example, also have complex reasoning for what they do, in a matter of fact, almost every behavior has complex reasoning, in my opinion (but what's that got to do with...

PTSD and alcoholism are two separate issues. Just because you're an alcoholic doesn't mean you have PTSD and vice versa. The VA does recognize alcoholism due to PTSD, however, physically abusing your loved ones does not fall under this category. Alcoholism MAY cause a person to be violent and...

I agree with this. It's hard for some people to discriminate between this type of behavior and DV. Some PTSD sufferers will claim they had a flashback, when really they just get upset with the person and choose to hit them. Anyone suffering abuse, should not rationalize the absuer's behavior...

Yes, I hear you, but I don't find this to be the case very often (in my experience). If a veteran is hurting you, EVEN during a flashback, you should err on the side of caution. I wouldn't want to be with someone that had a flashback and then punched me every time nor would I want this for any...

@EveHarrington, I haven't seen it here, but I see it a lot working with veterans' families. I know there are some veterans' loved ones that look to this site for help/advice, I want to make sure whoever sees this knows that PTSD and DV are two separate issues.

Let me just say that Domestic Violence (DV) is NOT a symptom of PTSD. As a veteran myself, with veteran friends, and as someone that works with veterans' families, PTSD is never an excuse to abuse a spouse or partner. It infuriates me when veterans expect to get away with hitting their loved...

After my parents divorced, around 8 years of age, my mom became an alcoholic. She was physically, emotionally, and mentally abusive. Emotionally and mentally, hands down being the worse, but anyway, I learned to cope by not letting what she did or say affect me too much. I started being able to...

Hahahahahaha!

Walmart is probably the biggest trigger. Especially trying to find a line to stand in. I too, have left a cart full of stuff... Damn Walmart! With their 30 checkout lanes and 3 cashiers on duty.