Martin Metcalf
New Here
My names Martin, 39 years old and live in England.
Diagnosed with PTSD amongst other things, in 2005/6 after receiving a brain injury whilst in the Army. Im an EMT currently working for the NHS. I was a soldier 1990-96 and 2004-2007 with a couple of full time reserve stints for Kosovo and Afghanistan.
Outside the army I was a paramedic and now a lowly EMT unable to convert my previous registration.
Never really been out of uniform, life outside appears...odd.
My injury and the subsequent PTSD were received after being assaulted on camp whilst I was a member of the provost staff. No one has ever been caught or indicted for the crime. I was armed with a pistol - the pistol and my wallet were left so there was no robbery - I had made the welfare officer aware that senior NCOs were bullying junior soldiers and I did the right thing - I pointed the finger. This is thought to be the crux were I was 'hit'.
My previous service saw me in Bosnia, Northern Ireland, Rwanda, Yugoslavia, Kosovo and Afghanistan were a lot of my 'problems' come from.
Flashbacks, anger, fear, vigilance, sleeplessness etc haunt me as well as sounds.
My physical injury, central pain syndrome caused by the brain trauma, doesn't help much.
Well, it';'s nearly three am here. Pumped up with oromorph, pentazocin, buprenorphine and pro pranalol I wait for the JD and coke to work its magic....:D
Diagnosed with PTSD amongst other things, in 2005/6 after receiving a brain injury whilst in the Army. Im an EMT currently working for the NHS. I was a soldier 1990-96 and 2004-2007 with a couple of full time reserve stints for Kosovo and Afghanistan.
Outside the army I was a paramedic and now a lowly EMT unable to convert my previous registration.
Never really been out of uniform, life outside appears...odd.
My injury and the subsequent PTSD were received after being assaulted on camp whilst I was a member of the provost staff. No one has ever been caught or indicted for the crime. I was armed with a pistol - the pistol and my wallet were left so there was no robbery - I had made the welfare officer aware that senior NCOs were bullying junior soldiers and I did the right thing - I pointed the finger. This is thought to be the crux were I was 'hit'.
My previous service saw me in Bosnia, Northern Ireland, Rwanda, Yugoslavia, Kosovo and Afghanistan were a lot of my 'problems' come from.
Flashbacks, anger, fear, vigilance, sleeplessness etc haunt me as well as sounds.
My physical injury, central pain syndrome caused by the brain trauma, doesn't help much.
Well, it';'s nearly three am here. Pumped up with oromorph, pentazocin, buprenorphine and pro pranalol I wait for the JD and coke to work its magic....:D
