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Yep that is correct same with members who have a drug addiction as long as they admit to it prior to a test then they get treated and are fine.

As someone with thoughts of suicide myself I would also recommend you calling someone. He needs help even if he won't admit it. I'm guessing the pain is very much on him right now and when you hurt that much it is often to hard to see the bigger picture. All you can focus on is how to make the...

This is true. But as a female I do not want to be viewed as weak. Have had to prove myself several times over and over again during my time in the service. It is quite frustrating that is why I am worried plus I hate having to explain why I am upset if I get triggered. I am excited just worried too.

Been struggling with mine too. My T said to reread my trauma account from our sessions and deal with the emotions from the day. I tend to avoid these things and it is catching up to me. She said what our brain doesn't process during the day will process it at night. So because I am avoiding...

So my school is taking veterans on a trip for our fall break absolutely free. Signed up with two friends. However, I am worried about what if I have a panic attack or wake everyone up screaming at the camp site because of my nightmares. I've been under extreme stress lately. The trip is in three...

The latest person that broke through the gates at the white house was a former service member struggling with PTSD he is now getting treatment. So I wouldn't worry about that. The family is hoping that it will raise awareness of PTSD. I have been trying to not follow the situation wiht ISIS so...

It does. I would have a different major and come back when I was healthier if I had been diagnosed sooner. Spent last 3 years with it not knowing thinking I was just turned into a bad student all of a sudden. And was pleasing my parents by choosing engineering. So I believe that I could have...

Oh I didn't even care about the dad. Just wanted to state that if college isn't helping or what Matilda wants then go find the better fit. Because being stuck in school stinks.

You have to do what's right for you. If this isn't helping and you're not interested in the major why waste your time and money only to feel worse? I would recommend getting help and finding you before being stuck. I'm here if you have questions or need to vent. I'm struggling with school but...

I also looked at the thread @Nikki100 mentioned earlier and wrote down some of the tips to help me! My friend also said she would try to help me through this too. We have two classes together. She wants me to do well.

The problem is that I am getting out of the military soon and when I am out my tuition will not be covered anymore. So unless I wish to reenlist which would be bad for me right now since it causes some of my triggers. I need to be done. I have this semester and two more after. I am so close. I...

Thank you @Nikki100 I am trying I don't want to quit. I just am near that breaking point.

Spoke with my advisor. He wants me to tell my professors about the PTSD and try to have them sit me down with the notes one on one or see if they can spare me their TA for help. He also told me to sit in another calc 4 class than the one I have so I can understand better since I have an awful...

They go off of the doctors evaluation for testing. I didn't ask for anything.

So I feel like I'm hitting a wall at this point. I'm not getting any better with feeling connected to class. And am on the point of just skipping or not doing the work.

Okay makes sense. I do it in class when I am overwhelmed with the material. Or to keep me awake for the class.

Yes! It makes the situation more real. I like survivor better.

I doodle a lot in my class notes. I never thought to draw emotions from it. It usually is a nice numbing activity for me.

Beautiful Things by Gungor has been helpful for me. I am one with PTSD and it reminds me that no matter what he makes things beautiful as they are not by our standards or if we are healed. We were made perfect by him and he can change us. He won't give us more than we can handle. Even though the...

So my T pointed out this past week that I always avoid the questions asking what my emotions are in regards to things in therapy throughout the CPT. I also do this in life too. I was raised to think that emotions are bad then the military helped me to learn to mask them on a much deeper level...

Yes. Same here! I love music but gave it up because parents said that the major would not get me anywhere so I am studying engineering. I tried fitting into different groups of people. Lately I've found that I am happiest in the redneck and nerd types. Two that I suppressed because it was...

Yeah this is something that I still struggle with. I know more what others want from me than I do myslef. It sucks. I always feel like I have to do everything people ask. And it wears me out. Slowly learning to filter out but it is hard.

It's okay. My T even thought about me asking my doctor to put me on something temporarily until we can get past this haze. I will probably email him this week. My T is also having me change our CPT up a bit to help some other outside factors that may be taking my mind away. I can't even fully...

Thanks all! Yes registered with disabilities but only for testing help. That's all I could get. Still trying. And normal was her referencing how my body is racing to the level of stress I am enduring currently. We're kinda mixing some other therapy to bring my levels back down and then getting...

I've been going to each class and therapy has been going well. However, in my class I can't focus no matter how hard I try. It's like I'm not even there. My t said it's normal with all of the stress and CPT. I just want to know what is going on in my classes. I hate being lost and confused...