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If he is not suicidal or homicidal then no that's not a good idea to call his therapist or anyone else at the VA about anything at all. I'd be furious if my girlfriend did that, just my opinion though. And as far as the paper work involved with a disability claim with the VA, it took me six...

If this guy kills himself and you could have done something to stop it then it's on you. Who gives a shit about betraying someone's trust if they end up dead because of it. That suicide attempt video could have just as easily ended up an actual suicide and you seem to not grasp the severity of...

His doctor needs to be told he has a substance abuse problem and if that doesn't work then you need to call or write the director of the VA hospital you go to. The VA doctors do not know what they are doing half the time and the other half its not even a doctor prescribing the shit it's a...

Alcohol and PTSD do not mix. Self medicating never works. You need to make an account on here. Reading this shit pissed me right the f*ck off and the messed up part is I'm mad at MYSELF because this post could have just as easily been written by any of my exes. I've been there and done that with...

Oh well. I have been on nearly all of the SSRIs available with the last one I took being Effexor. The side effects of SSRIs outweighed any benefits of taking them especially since they did not help me one damn bit. They did how ever destroy my sex drive, made it damn near impossible to get off...

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I was actually having an episode the day I first posted on this topic. Sorry everyone and sorry to the OP. I don't know you and how bad your situation is and I haven't even thought about the whole dear John shit that happened to me in years. It just suddenly popped in my head when I read your...

I wish you a speedy recovery man.

Anxiety, panic attacks and agoraphobia. My biggest problems. The VA has me on Ativan for this and it hasn't really helped much at all. If they talk about these issues I'd love to hear about it. Im getting so bad now that sometimes I ask my GF to check the mail because I don't want to walk down...

Red you are awesome.

No matter what he says about getting out and things getting better right away its bullshit so you should know that now. When I first got out of the Army I was at my worst and so were a lot of my friends who got out. It took a long time before I got a grip and squared myself away. Its been six...

Nicolette I completely feel where you are coming from. My girlfriend works with a large group and they are all women. I really get more stressed about people talking shit about "what her man does" for a living than I do about people directly asking me. They love to talk behind each others back...

My girlfriends cats annoy the f*ck out of me. Furry little f*ckers always staring at me and ambushing me when I come around a corner. I have a cat of my own who is twice the size of her two cats and constantly lays the smack down on her cats which makes me smile. I know that's kind of random...

I used to be on many different sleep meds. I got off them all and now I just take 5 mg sublingual melatonin. You can get it at Wal-Mart or other similar places. Your body produces melatonin naturally, it's what regulates your sleep/wake cycles. So it doesn't take much to help you get a restful...

I fought with the VA for 6 years to get my rating increased. SIX YEARS. The only thing that finally got the ball rolling was I literally had to write my congressman. Once I contacted his office and explained shit started happening. Also I still didn't get my damn 100% But I applied for TDIU...

I say save yourself the heart ache and move on. If he tells you he loves you but he's not in love with you he probably means it. That's exactly what I said to my ex girlfriend of 4 years when I finally ended the relationship and asked her to move out. I stayed with her for so long because I was...

This is a great list. Thanks man. See the only people who would even be asking about this would be my new girlfriends family, her friends or even people she works with. My only friends are Army so they already know and don't give a rats ass. I have extreme social anxiety so I don't ever speak to...

Just saying hello. I'll be lurking here a lot now I'm sure.

My question is since I am on total disability for PTSD and cannot work, what the hell do I say? I have done my best for years to avoid situations where I am required to talk about myself but sometimes it's unavoidable. I HATE the social stigma attached to being on disability and it's a thousand...