General About Me - Husband is Iraq Veteran with PTSD

[anthony]

Well Mac... when your ready, we can help you, and more importantly, you can help yourself, as only you can truely fix yourself by wanting to change more than nothing else.

Are you in counselling still Mac? Have the US military just loaded you up on medication is another problem?

 

[jods]

Hey Mac
For what its worth I'm sure your wife & kids love you very much.

Please dont think like that as it was a young man that thought that way is the reason that my hubby has PTSD.

 

[medicchick]

My husband is a Iraq vet also, along with A-stan. When he first started going to sessions, I went with him. We'd go about once a week, then less as things got a bit better. Our VA councilor believes treating the whole family, not just the vet. He does a group sessions for vets only, but he has helped to educated me so much.

 

[anthony]

Hi Medicchick, welcome to the forum. Smart therapist is what I must say. People always forget about the family, but slowly society and the physician world is learning. PTSD is cruel, not just to the sufferer, but anyone in close proximity to the sufferer, generally spouses and children.

I am glad you got a good therapist and has educated the entire family to cope with PTSD.

 

[Andrea42]

I agree with Anthony, very smart therapist.
Medicchick Im gald you were able to go with your husband every week until things got better...My hubby goes once a month and by himself so far... Ive gone to one session recently for the first time and i guess the counselor wanted to see if i had any questions or concerns...the usual im guessing...but other than that it seems its for him. His family doesnt really know whats even going on with him. I am the closest person to him and i get it all whether its happiness or mood swings or whatever else there is....