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Hey all Below is a link to a podcast from The Center for Deployment Psychology. I get there feed on FB but you can also find their site at http://www.deploymentpsych.org/. I'm just passing along a podcast that I listened to that I think ya'll will find interesting. It's called The Fear of Fear...

Hey All Today is the 70th Anniversary of the D-Day invasion. So many men stepped forward on that day just to get a foothold in Europe so that they could start to bring that war to an end. It takes a truly brave man to get in a mike boat headed to Normandy and probably certain death. It is that...

Today at 1:45PM EST it's heerrreee! SPRING!!!! Finally. Of course there's snow in the weather report for next week. But today at 1:45 I'm going outside, naked and run around my yard, whooping and hollerin'. That should get the neighbors attention. :ROFLMAO: Or they'll just go Meh...

OK, for all of us suffering from the cold and snow. And for Jimmy swelter in the heat. You'll love this. I GOTTA GET ME ONE OF THESE!!!!! Probably retro fit a couple of 50cals and a grenade launcher for those pesky and noisy neighbors. :ROFLMAO:

Hey Ya'll A vet friend sent me this video. It's about how Native Americans deal with and heal the wounds of combat. http://www.powwows.com/2013/12/16/healing-the-warriors-heart/ I've also left the link as there is more info on their page. Jar

Hey All So here we are again at THAT time of year. Just too much pressure to be, you know, happy and all. Anyway, enough there. Hope ya'll have the best that the Holidays have to offer and I hope, hope we're all alive and kickin' next year this time. So, OK had to include something that...

Hey All So I've been trying to determine some things that I seem to be dealing with lately and in the long term. I had thought that my general hyperalertness had all but disappeared. I couldn't be more wrong. I have a general distrust of people, especially the ones that I live around. Mostly...

Hey All Like most of us here I suffer from sleep problems. I'm on a lot meds for a number of problems and don't really want to get on more, if I can help it. I recently started Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia. I'm about 3 weeks in and I'm already finding that I'm having a better...

OK, OK, so don't get all mushy on me but we seem to have every other kind of thread here so why not one that's a change from the norm. Here's one that made me smile for some guys that didn't loose their focus on having a better life. Link Removed So, if ya'll like post something that put a...

Old guys weren't born old. Semper Fi

Hey All I was watching the news this morning and saw these incredible videos of fire tornadoes in Australia. Made me think of Jimmy. Not really sure just where you live and if these were close or not. Still pretty amazing. Guess it doesn't take much.

Hey All Every once in a while when I get mail someone sends me things like this. If this doesn't make you proud to have served as well as bring a tear to your eye.............................. Semper Fi Every now and then, in the middle of the constant barrage of crap that’s just...

Hey All Today is a sad day for me. Today Neil Armstrong passed away. He was 82. He was the first man to step on the Moon. I can still remember it well. I wasn't home all that long after VietNam and getting out of the hospitals and being discharged. I'll never forget being glued to the tv as...

Hey All Sometimes it's nice when something comes along that I find truly amazing. It reminds me that life goes on regardless of what's happening to me at the moment. I grew up during the Space Program and saw all the development that went on in those areas. Recently I saw that NASA had...

Hey All I saw this article on a health site and thought that I'd post some info and a link. For everyone that has a smart phone there's an app designed to help with PTSD. Below is the pages headline and a link to the site. New App Helps Veterans Cope with PTSD Phone app for iPhone and...

Hey All I'm not sure if this is actually the correct area to post this but I thought it might be helpful. I know that many of us look for some kind of mental diversion from some of the stress caused by PTSD. Some of us read, or do something physical or game online or something that diverts...

This is really funny; enjoy. Jar

Hey All I was just posting in FUBAR's thread and I realized a few things. I didn't want to turn his thread into something that I guess I need to get out. So here goes: I've realized of late that I have a real problem with people being disrespectful towards me. It goes so far back that it...

Hey All I'm going to be starting a new form of therapy shortly and wanted to get some feedback from ya'll about it. It's called Prolonged Exposure Therapy. It's main premise is that PTSD is maintained by avoiding the things that trigger the effects of the condition; anger, depression, anxiety...

Hey All my Brothers and Sisters Just wanted to wish ya'll the best in the New Year to come. The last one's been dicey for us all and perhaps together we'll weather the next one as well. I just want to say that ya'll have helped me in ways that I can't really put into words as easily as I'd...

Well after years of getting it 'you know where' from the VA, I have to get a colonoscopy on tuesday. I'm hoping that they'll at least find some money or something of value. So after 40 years of getting 'hosed' by the VA, they get to do it for real. :laugh: I'm hopin' to sleep through the...

I do a lot of research in my quest to understand and better cope with the effects of PTSD. I'm posting this particular subject as it is something that I find affects me and in many ways I trace it back to my battle with PTSD. Learned Helplessness is a condition where an individual due to their...

Well, as with all things that roller coaster ride continues. Had my head above the clouds for a moment and the moments gone. Now, once again, I'm on that wicked downward ride through hell. I think they should re-name it Pain That Sucks till Death. It's all too familiar. It's like running in a...

Hi All Trying to create an intro thread but the site keeps telling me I can't create a link when I"m not.