Thanks all...yesterday ended up being even worse. Laid down and just got scared...don't know of what. Then puked...ugh! Went for a long walk and crashed (better living through chemistry).
Today started better, but just had an unexpected visitor. Took all my strength to look "normal."...
Night before last I went to bed (surrendered) without saying goodnight to my wonderful bride...bad mistake!
Last night I had flashbacks...first in a long time. Today I'm a wreck! I hope my lunchtime beer helps.
Terry
To all, thanks for the great advice. Anthony, I like the idea of writing things down. I'll dwell on that for a while.
I mentioned the mediction Seroquin. My shrink said that studies done at Walter Reed Army Medical Center showed this anti-psycotic was effective in treating PTSD in low...
Hey Y&A...
yea, driving is a problem here, too...I simply have to drive. Driving alone relaxes me, driving with my wife relaxes me, driving with someone else is off the wall. Down here, the culture is to pick up people on the side of the road to give them a ride. I just can't do that...
Thanks for all the support, folks...it is comforting. It is also comforting to know there are people like you who actually experience the same symptoms...amazing, really. I'm a little calmer today. LaVonne, my dear wife, actually gave me some "honey do's" without me panicing, although I did...
OK, here we go...for those with a weak stomach or adverse to profanity, you probably should not go on...cuz it is gonna get ugly and probably profane. Anthony, you are cleared to edit at will.
I was a senior officer in the US Air Force in a position that oversaw the largest morgue in the...
Thanks Anthony...
As I think about what you say, I think I will post on the PTSD section...and be graphic. Maybe I haven't done enough of that. Maybe let out some of the anger and frustration I felt at the time. I need to get my thoughts together first.
Terry
Thanks Anthony, I will try to figure it out. There is a lot about this site that I haven't figured out, yet. I will.
I am fortunate in that 1. I don't have the anger to lash out at people close that so many have...I have anger, but normally aimed in the right directions. As you might guess...
Hi Piglet...no humbleness allowed :-)
I did what I had to do, and we were successful in what we did. I am new to suffering the extremeties of PTSD, so a lot of what I learn here is new to me. Thank you for your welcome. Terry
My name is Terry, and I have been diagnosed with PTSD, although it is much worse now than when it was diagnosed.
Following the 9/11 attack on the Pentagon, I was assigned to lead the mortuary effort. I do not have a background in mortuary and have avoided death my entire life. I'm sure you...
Hello Anthony, nice to meet you...
As you might have guessed, my wife is LaVonne on the spouse side, a true angel.
I was in a position in the military that placed me (without training or experience) in charge of the morgue for the Pentagon attack. For the uniniatiated, that is a complex...
Hello, I am new here, but have some thoughts on counseling and critical incident stress debriefings (CISD). I was involved in the "clean up" after 9/11 with over 700 people working for me. I made sure every one of them recieved a CISD...but of course I was too macho to get one myself. The...