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Welcome, take a knee brother. Ba

Taz, welcome! You've got a lot of good suggestions to ponder. As someone who failed 3 anger management courses I feel your pain. Well, neither have I, but have gotten better at it with the help of a therapist. Listen, you have done your 20 and have a very low threshold for incompetence and...

Welcome Brother, take a knee you're among friendlies here. Well, as Manonfire mentioned, your not alone with issues with Meds. Plenty of archived stuff here on that subject - no solutions just what worked for others. Bingo! Have you tried to contacting a Vet Center in your area? They are a...

To my Nam brothers, What comes to mind is - too little, too late. I still feel slighted some 51 years later. http://www.militarytimes.com/articles/vietnam-veterans-commemorated-with-vietnam-war-veterans-d Healing takes time - OK I get it - Is it necessary to rub salt in the wound? For many...

Welcome Empty, take a knee brother your among friendlies. Plenty to read here they're folks from Nam right through the middle east campaigns. Pull up a chair and a cup of joe! Ba

Darksoul, let it rip! Your story I can handle, it's my bag of shit that weighs me down! Ba

That's alright! We all have those days, the whole trick is NOT to have too many in a row. Listen, a wise man once told me something about the Beast that made a lot of sense. We didn't get this way overnight, the military conditioned us over a long period of time - boot camp, training and the...

Welcome Darksoul, Your in the right place brother, so put down your rucksack and take a knee. Vikingr24 covered a whole lot of issues - all I can say is ...ditto. If there ever was a reason to the grab the Beast (PTSD) by the balls and slam it to the floor - I don't know any better. You're...

Welcome brother! Take a knee your among friendlies here. Ba

Welcome Home Shadow No Problem it took me almost 40 - never too late! Ba

Thank you SD!!! AMEN! Ba

Welcome Home Johnny! and welcome to the forum - thank you for your service. Good to have another squid in our mist. Don't hold your breath brother - better, maybe manageable at best. The Beast (PTSD) is like a open wound that refuses to completely close and on occasion re-opens when you least...

Welcome Home Brother, take a knee Salty, OOH-RAH! A little bit late to this post but I would hope the you contacted Grizziy via PM so I'm not going to go on with this thread. As it has already mentioned there a lots of good information here regarding your situation. Just don't feel over...

Vik, I hear you! I had serious complications after a botched gall bladder surgery. They gave me Ativan for the pain OMG! It took two day to get me off the ceiling - 4 point restraints. I was seeing shit that Hollywood could not create for the silver screen. Big RED marker in my chart NO ATIVAN...

Welcome brother, you've come to the right place, for your PTSD that is... Don't be discouraged, we have a few folks that know of which you speak. You mentioned "fighting existing claims" I'm guessing now, but it sounds as if in order to grant 70% PTSD the faithful VA Rater had to lessen one or...

Welcome brother, take a knee, your among friendly's here. Lot's guy's and ladies here that know about the sandbox - feel free to read and ask questions. There are a few ol 'Nam Shit's like me still flapping their lips on occasion as well. Ba

Welcome Hmedi93. Your in the right place, take a knee and a deep breath - your among friendlies. Your not the first and won't be the last to recognize that your not the same person you were when you left. The good news is that you recognize the issue. There is a ton of stuff to read here and...

Welcome Voodoo76D, It's called "do a little side-step" - no one does it better than the VA. They love acronyms CBT, EMDR, PTSD etc..... They will Deny, Delay and Hope that you die. Just SAY IT - bad shit has a name! Grizzly got it right. If it points toward service connection they'll make...

Welcome Dan, Semper Fi! (FMF - 9th MEB Danang RVN 1965) Yup, that's an option for sure. BUT, your here and hoping for some guidance good start! Frankly, your avatar brings me back to a place I never want to be again. Been there - done that. Only it was 50 years ago - I came out of a blackout...

Very wise suggestion indeed. Ba

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Welcome brother, your among friendlies here. A lot of the warriors here have done tours in the sand - box so feel free to ask questions. No hard answers, just what works for us. The beast (PTSD) is a full time equal opportunity abuser. Does not discriminate the Officer from the grunt, Vietnam...

Anthony, Do what you have to do mate! Many of us old Nam shits never got into the 'bells and whistles' features so it's NBFD (IMO)! What is important is that we're here for the brother/sister that the beast has by the 'short hairs' and needs a reality check. It's those moments between the T's...

Welcome back JH, I kinda understand your situation and on a good day it SUCKS! Listen I did the same shit you are describing but it was 50 years ago. You see, they shit on this old sailor as well. I had a huge chip on my shoulder and was pissed off at the world. Hippies, draft dodgers, sit-ins...