Sufferer A Constant War

[rdoearth]

Hi Jonathan. It was nice meeting you on the chat and I hope that you can find some help here and on the other forums.

 

[Deleted member 1860]

Welcome

 

[Whirlwind]

Welcome :) This is a good place, its helped me immensely.

 

[Deleted member 19804]

Welcome, Jonathan :)

It is quite common for people with PTSD to self-medicate with alcohol. It's a good thing you can admit that. Are you talking to a therapist right now? Maybe a psychiatrist can prescribe you some medication to help with your anxiety.

I hope you'll feel at home here and that you will find help on your journey. For me, this place has been really nice and helpful. There's a lot of awesome people here who genuinely care and who can relate to how you feel. I hope you'll find a lot of help and support here, just like I have.

 

[Deleted member 20280]

Hi @Jonathanhartwell to the forum, I wish I could come close to a full understanding of your situation, I can't but I can come close enough to that understanding to say I got your six bro, anytime please feel free to Private Message me . We have a close knit military community here within the forum that I feel would benefit you greatly in your journey towards healing.

Take care Comrade

Laurie

 

[Friday]

Welcome

Mycombatptsd.com - Combat Veteran Only Website

For info on the sister-site

 

[Deleted member 20280]

and people look at you like you're a complete nut job because you're eyes are wide open and you're sweating bullets and checking you're six constantly.

This in itself sums up every time I leave the house, I now have a tendancy to wear a bb cap and dark glasses everywhere I go. The worst bit for me was being released from secure mental and every Police officer knowing me ** I worked for them for twelve years ** and every time any of them saw me they stopped me to check I was in a "Normal Mood"

 

[intothelight]

@Jonathanhartwell Welcome and I hope you find these sites helpful.

 

[joeylittle]

Welcome!

 

[Tearsofawarrior]

I've tried meds countless anti depressents but i decided to kick it since it makes you sort of...

I know that feeling all too well. I used to clean right before the blackouts would come on. I'd have a clean house before I woke up from it. The blackouts went away for me over time and staying off the medication. Spending all day at the gym and physical activity helped a bit. But then I'm more edgy from being physically tired. The can't sleep thing still haunts me

 

[Deleted member 28403]

Welcome to the forums :hug:

Mainly all has been said already, so I am just offering compassion