Recent content by raidershero

Thanks for the reply. Not really looking for a DX. I just want to get help. I have several other things I could add to my current rating, but I choose not to, simply because I don't really need it. Save mine and give it to someone else who does need it. I just don't like feeling out of...

So I sent a secure email to the VA Patient Advocate inquiring about getting help for PTSD-like symptoms. This is there response: After reviewing your medical records, we can see that you have been evaluated by at least 3 psychiatrist since 2007, and none of them have given you a diagnosis of...

Just want to thank everyone for the show of support. I'll be in touch with my PCP this week to discuss my options. I'll post an update once I finally get in.

You guys are awesome. Just having validation through your replies is so relieving I can't even begin to describe it. I've thought about bringing it up at my quarterly VA Psych eval (what a joke, 4 times a year?), but every time I think about saying this stuff out loud to a real person I start...

Hi all. This will be the first time I've ever reached out to anyone about anything PTSD related. It's been over 9 years since I was discharged and my last deployment. Only recently have I started giving any merit to the thought of PTSD. Over the past 2 years I've started drinking much more...