Greetings

[tho9900]

ya I had to learn to moderate my time here.. and who I talk to sometimes.. nothing against anyone here at all... just sometimes a convo starts and I am like "I'm gone" they need to tell their story, but sometimes due to where I am in my head I can't hear it...

I think what helps me most is keeping a journal during the rough times.. what hurts, what gets me in a spin... what makes me feel good and brings me up... I like to reread them when I level out.. gives me a better view of what just happened...

No matter what... this place has kept me together and helped me move forward... and better.. made me WANT to move forward!

 

[JarHed]

I'm with ya'll as well. I'm learning to restrict my time to morning and evening to check and post here. Sometimes the stories of people affect me so deeply and it hurts because I don't feel like I can really do something to help. Guess you just have to do the best you can. I do know that I don't know where I'd be with out this place.

 

[Squaddiedave]

Welcome Jade
Join the ramblings, loads of advice here and a safe place to vent

 

[Anglesachse]

Welcome to our family Jade.

 

[Wagon]

Hello Jade. Ex Squid here as well. Welcome to the gang.

Hang tough.

I think I was doing alright though up until me and my (then) fiance had a run in with a dirty plainclothes detective in Baltimore (who I initially thought was an armed crackhead)

As far as I knew when I lived in Baltimore. (N Charles.....not so far from North Ave.) It took a real trained eye to tell the two apart. Be safe up there.

Wagon

 

[Lee C]

Welcome

 

[Jadepnk]

I think I can understand the warnings about moderation...! I can't lurk around here for too long, and especially not today, but I am very glad to have found this forum. I'm going to college right now, in a college town in the midwest, so finding folks I can identify with is difficult at best. I'm pretty sure most of them either think that I'm too quiet, or if they've seen me open up and talk more, that I have bad manners and curse too much! lol

As far as I knew when I lived in Baltimore. (N Charles.....not so far from North Ave.) It took a real trained eye to tell the two apart. Be safe up there.

Yeah, I'm pretty sure this one was on something (he even stole all the money out my ex-fiance's wallet w/ me watching), but he came out of nowhere in the parking garage. Of course he never mentioned anywhere in his police report that he pulled out his gun, and fabricated loads of other stuff. But now I try to stay as far away from that city as possible when I go back to visit family!

 

[tho9900]

lol at the have bar manners and cuss, too much I think I mentionened elsewhere that this summer I worked with an GW1 and a Bosnia vet... the civvies on the team were scared to come in the room with us 3...

 

[Sarg]

Welome, Jade. You'll find good info here as well as friends who've been the, done..yeah, well you know. I'm Sarg, yee old man of the hills. Yeah, worn that millstone many years, it doen't get any lighter, but you get used to having it.

What Tho said is correct. Keep a journal. Sometimes just writing down all the emoitions and anger, lessens them. Sounds wierd, but it works. and harms no one.

If ever I can help, hollar!

Sarg

 

[guamhaze]

Welcome Jade, I'm new here as well. Everyone (so far) seems to have really good vibes and great advice. I've found this website to be really really helpful when I'm having a bad day (or even a good day), coming on here and reading others' posts and knowing that I am not the only one nor am I going crazy is a huge savior.

Peace