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Military A Soldier With Ptsd Fell In A Hole...

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I am a U.S. Marine not a Soldier, but a friend of mine sent me this story and I found it very inspiring and wanted to share it. It made me realize I am not in this fight alone and it has prompted me to reach out to help my brothers who are in this fight with me. I hope someone will find it as inspirational as I did.

A SOLDIER WITH PTSD FELL IN A HOLE and couldn’t get out.

A Senior NCO went by and the Soldier with PTSD called out for help. The Senior NCO yelled at, told him to suck it up dig deep & drive on, then threw him a shovel. But the Soldier with PTSD could not suck it up and drive on so he dug the hole deeper.

A Senior Officer went by and the Soldier with PTSD called out for help. The Senior Officer told him to use the tools your Senior NCO has given you then threw him a bucket. But the Soldier with PTSD was using the tools his Senior NCO gave him so he dug the hole deeper and filled the bucket.

A psychiatrist walked by. The Soldier with PTSD said, “Help! I can’t get out!” The psychiatrist gave him some drugs and said, “Take this. It will relieve the pain.” The Soldier with PTSD said thanks, but when the pills ran out, he was still in the hole.

A well-known psychologist rode by and heard the Soldier with PTSD cries for help. He stopped and asked, ” How did you get there? Were you born there? Did your parents put you there? Tell me about yourself, it will alleviate your sense of loneliness.” So the Soldier with PTSD talked with him for an hour, then the psychologist had to leave, but he said he’d be back next week. The Soldier with PTSD thanked him, but he was still in the hole.

A priest came by. The Soldier with PTSD called for help. The priest gave him a Bible and said, “I’ll say a prayer for you.” He got down on his knees and prayed for the Soldier with PTSD, then he left. The Soldier with PTSD was very grateful, he read the Bible, but he was still stuck in the hole.

A recovering Soldier with PTSD happened to be passing by. The Soldier with PTSD cried out, “Hey, help me. I’m stuck in this hole!” Right away the recovering Soldier with PTSD jumped down in the hole with him. The Soldier with PTSD said, “What are you doing? Now we’re both stuck here!!” But the recovering Soldier with PTSD said, “Calm down. It’s okay. I’ve been here before. I know how to get out.
~Author Unknown
 
PS, I've heard of a similar one, a guy in Hell, people come to ask for his release, no luck. Then his mother comes, and she says 'Let me in'.

Maybe even if we don't know how exactly, we can figure it out together?
 
This just got me to thinking...

How many figurative holes have I fallen in? Probably too many to count, but I'm so worried about the next hole I'm going to fall in to, that I don't take the time to help others out of the holes that I've already figured out how to get out of. This is unacceptable behavior for me. I need to change this. I joined the Marine Corps to help others; I joined the fire department to help others. I can't quit helping others just because I need some help myself. That isn't staying true to myself and inline with my morals and values.
 
You don't stop helping others. You redefine what you can handle right now, and act accordingly. Sometimes helping others when we are 'in the hole' helps us to get out too..... If helping is our path, we just have to realize when we can and can't help, we can still ask for help for the others.... I understand. I am in a hole myself right now... but I don't have it in me, like you, to not help if I can... don't be afraid of the next hole.... just use what you've learned to cope... sometimes our best lessons are in the hole.. I hate that part, but it is what it is.... sending you hugs if you accept them
 
I think you are helping, but maybe it's hard to see it lately. Those kids who got to see you as a role model I am sure benefited in ways that may help them later on in life.

I think your stories are brave of trying new things, equine therapy. It's something I've thought about, but I only seem to be able to work and rest. I cannot do it now, but I think about what you're doing often and draw inspiration for later.
 
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