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I have been inactive for some time now, but this site and it's members are often on my mind. This site over the years has helped me increadibly. This is something I've been kicking around in my head to better explain myself to my mental health providers for a long time now. I was finally able...

I've been prescribed most of the above three that are on the market over the last several years at one time or another. With EVERY one my body has adapted to them within two to three months and they lose their effectiveness. They start out great, then.... not so much. Then, why am I wasting my...

I'm not going to come here very much anymore. I'm sick and f*cking tired of Red and a few like him and their constant measuring of PTSD - "My PTSD is worse than your PTSD", and "How can you have PTSD you were at a "safe" place" (even though it wasn't safe). Overall, I know they are just a few...

If your concerned about committing suicide and need to talk please feel free to post here. We have vets from vietnam to still in service. I'm sure there is someone here who can help you through this rough patch. There are phone numbers and web sites listed below if you need a quicker response...

I have questions about the reliability of this article. I went to the homepage at the bottom of the article www.creators.com and the site is a collection of "stuff". I researched the authors name and it came up with some notable references - author of a NY Times best seller, and wikipedia seemed...

TED Talk From compulsive bears to self-destructive rats, science historian Laurel Braitman studies animals with mental health issues and asks what we can learn from them. NPR radio program and Ted Talk video. http://www.npr.org/2014/08/15/339607462/what-does-animal-madness-teach-us-about-our-own

A couple months ago, I decided to expand my social horizon a little bit. I joined some FB service dog groups. I know we all have issues here, but overall we are a pretty nice group, with manners, etc. Most of these service dog FB groups are a mess in every way. Someone posts a question or...

Please make sure you watch the video before you post a comment. Watch all of it up to the resources part near the end. I don't really know what to say here. I've been in a funk off and on for a long, long time now. This last week has been hard. I had another incident with my service dog access...

For the most part of my life, I've always been a peacemaker. I've always tried to be "the nice guy" except when my job required otherwise. PTSD not included. Lately I've become a real asshole online. A month or more ago I got tired of playing WoW, and to amuse myself I'd sit in trade chat (main...

I try to remember this as I go out in public. I look like a long haired, long bearded, tie dye wearing, miss my youth hippy. I wear what I want, not worrying what people think (to the best of my ability). I wear stretchy, loose cloths. Usually T-shirts and shorts, except dead of winter where I...

I posted this in the civie site as well. I know most here won't touch the other site with a 10ft pole so I'm also posting it here. ----------------------------- Today I received a letter back from the Department of Justice in regards to being discriminated against and harassed by Costco...

Sorry, brain isn't working very well today. I hope this is readable. I've re-read it many times, and I know it doesn't flow well, but can't figure out how to say it better. :( I've edited it enough I think it works now. Today I received a letter back from the Department of Justice in regards...

I've been to the VA nut house 6 times or so now. Almost every time I've been there, the VA docs have said I would benefit from going to Palo Alto VA clinic for PTSD for long term care - 3 to 6 months in house care. No one has ever followed through with their own recommendations. I had my first...

Found this site from national Suicide Prevention Lifeline's FaceBook page. http://mantherapy.org At first it looks like a spoof, but it's dead serious (Pun intended? duno...) Suicide prevention themed for the tough guy. Serious shit bro. If your having "issues" or need help, check it out. It's...

Link Removed I post it here because... I just can't let it go. I also don't want to mislead anybody that my career ended with a golden halo around it after leader #3. I crashed and burned because I wouldn't play nice with the neurotic egotistical son of a bitch ADC new Division Chief. He loved...

Last night it took me a while to fall asleep. Rather than end up thinking about all the crap I usually do, I tried to come up with something new, something different to think about. Something positive out of those 20 years I served instead of all the pain and suffering it's caused me. After a...

http://www.ted.com/talks/wes_moore_how_to_talk_to_veterans_about_the_war

In the navy I never experienced the brotherhood talked about in this video. Very few percent of those I worked with really got the seriousness of what we were doing. War. I knew of the brotherhood born in war, and I did all I could do to protect those brothers and sisters I never got to know...

I love TED Talks. Music, and it's potential to help a troubled soul. Just something to think about.

(CNN) -- At least 40 U.S. veterans died waiting for appointments at the Phoenix Veterans Affairs Health Care system, many of whom were placed on a secret waiting list. More: http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/23/health/veterans-dying-health-care-delays/index.html?hpt=hp_t1 And yet their jobs are...

Here is an article in Psychology Today. I found it by link in another forum for Fybromyalgia sufferers. It's focus is on chronically medically ill, but can also apply to psychologically affected as well. Six Common Misconceptions about the Chronically Ill <--- Link I put it on my FB page also...

I'm sorry this is for Gulf vets only, but I thought I'd put the word out for those who haven't heard. I didn't know until I read the article, there are already several presumptive conditions listed 2nd para from the bottom. A few experts from the story. Link Removed I know this is just a...

http://www.stripes.com/news/us/researchers-find-better-way-to-predict-suicide-attempts-1.271715 Hopefully this will lead to getting them help before the first attempt. The current way sure isn't working very well. Something to think about for ourselves in our self evaluation(s) as well. This...

Posted on civie PTSD site. Reposted here because I know many here are allergic to the civie site. Dead Link Removed While this study focused on Gulf War vets, I'm sure it's applicable to all who have sleep issues.

Dead Link Removed While this study focused on Gulf War vets, I'm sure it's applicable to all who have sleep issues.