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I have a good family doctor that is making sure everything is all lined up how VAC likes to see it. No official diagnosis yet...just that he could easily give a provisional diagnosis.

Thanks for all the help! Just to be clear I will be dealing with Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) so I'm not sure if the rules are any different. In Canada they have people working at Legions that help vets deal with VAC and follow all the procedures properly. I have contacted them and the first...

So...I will be going to an appointment this week that will either give me a diagnosis, or a referral to someone who can diagnose PTSD. My question is how do people deal with avoidance when going to the doctor for a diagnosis? I am very good at not talking about anything related to the incident...

Feeling and not thinking....that is tough right now, as I try NOT to feel, but I will try. I think (haha) I'm feeling nervous. I'm nervous of my first visit in the beginnings of a professional diagnosis and terrified of the recovery process. It consumes my thoughts.... I feel alone and guilty...

It's awesome to read these posts and laugh! A forum like this is often very focused and serious. Nice to see there are light hearted people willing to share some of the funny parts of dealing with all this crap. Lol

I can see this as SOMEWHAT of a positive change to the military though. To take it one step further they should at least find out if you're being treated and your doctor should have the right to have that added to your file. They are at least recognizing PTSD as a serious condition. Without...

I have yet to be officially diagnosed (I have appointments made to get diagnosed) and I have two different trains of thought. When going to these appointments do I want to get professionally diagnosed?? If I am diagnosed it will help, as others have stated, me have some kind of explanation for...

That's rough!! It's stories like that which made me feel I hadn't been through enough, or seen enough, to have PTSD. My RCD buddies woke me up to the possibility when one told.me he got medically discharged related to the incident we were involved in. Another got divorced before his PTSD was...

I'm glad to see that with as little activity I've had here that I'm able to help someone a little as well. Even if it's just that we are not alone in this journey. That's exactly what I've been finding here as well. There are many people that have had a similar cycle to mine and it helps me feel...

Hey there MP7. I'm a Canadian vet. I've started working with a Legion representative that helps work with the VA. Really funny that after I work up the nerve to email them their response says give me a phone call. LOL You're right with the stigma on mental health. It's one thing that really...

Hey! As a vet myself I TOTALLY get the feeling of not having much meaning in life. You had a job that had a ton of meaning which is hard to replace. There are some new people that can help fill that need though - your wife and children. I realize having a job with meaning would be great and I'm...

Good day! I find it really hard to talk at ALL about PTSD. In the last year I have discovered that I suffer from PTSD and have for years. There was an incident while serving as an armoured crewman that has forever changed my life. I didn't feel it was "severe enough" to make me have PTSD and...

Good morning! I too am a vet and just entering the process of getting help with my PTSD. I have some military friends that have found great comfort in medicinal marijuana. They don't smoke it and are never high. I don't fully understand it, but it seems to really work well for them. Maybe...