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Thank you for those ideas. I'm going to be talking to my Doctors over the next couple of weeks to see about going off all of my medications; none of the medications have a positive effect on my life besdes Prasosin for nightmares.... which for some reason my new Psychiatrist cancelled.

We'll before I joined the Military my original plan was to become a Federal Air Marshall. The idea of travelling and laying my head in a new place every night seemed like a very exciting way to live. I joined the Military to get a 1-up on the competition.... Diagnosed PTSD killed that dream...

How did they even track you down? I need to get a prepaid cell for reasons like this!

I'm always alone folks; even when I'm with people I'm alone. The holidays are rough... But they were easier this year than last.

I've contemplated calling the crisis hotline more than a few times; the last thing that I need is the police showing up at my door to put me on a 72 hour hold. Not only would the 72 hour hold not help, my dog...my only real source of comfort would have no one to take care of him during the...

I actually have no plans. maybe I'll go to the movies. I keep hearing about movies opening on xmas day. I fell out of contact with all of my family over the last few years. This is the closest thing I have to social networking right now.

I see Christmas as a very dark and depressing time of year. I know many of you do too. the season will be over soon!

Thank you very much for the support! I hope to help other people who are in similar situations!

Sometimes it is difficult for me to be honest with my Doctors. When I first started seeing my first Psychiatrist in the Army it was very difficult for me to be honest about my feelings. The reason I joined the Army in the first place was to have an "edge" against other applicants when applying...

Thank you for sharing your experience. I have followup appointment with the VA on December 24th. I'm trying to come up with options. I really want to do inpatient treatment again, but, at the facility I was at last time they specialized in combat ptsd and not MST. I have tricare I'm...

Arfie, Thanks for the response. I'm trying to work with the VA. I live in New Hampshire, the VA is very tiny here. the doctor i've been seeing deals with MST. she wants me to go to a group that they do on a weekly basis, she warned me that the entire group is all women and they might not...

History of treatment: 2 months IN-Patient treatment. 3 months OUT-patient treatment 2 years counselling. medications: zoloft, prasosin, propanderol, and ambien

I ended up being medically separated from the Army this past summer. I left thinking "okay, I'm getting away from uniforms and the military way of life, things will go back to normal" Things are far from normal. I no longer have a relationship with just about all of my family. I have no...

My chain of command did what they do and tried to keep everything "in house" I was moved only a mile up the road from where the assault happened. I spent the next two years avoiding common areas and familiar faces. I started to cope with alcohol and I learned about synthetic marijuana called...

My name's Dave, I don't know where else to start other than this is my first time on these forums. I'm new to these forums, I hope you're all kind and supportive; even if you're not I hope someone who has gone through what I've gone through will find my post therapeutic and let you know you're...