I know some of where you are coming from sir. My husband is a Marine. I have heard the stories of what he went through, yet living with a bipolar brother, I am also familiar of the combat fatigue from being around him! Don't lay down and quit. I know it's rough. The help you will have through the VA is important. The people we live with can have a dramatic effect upon our lives. You need to learn ways of dealing with them and your responses to them. I have to do this every day with my family and friends even. Good Luck to you Marine and hang in there.