Making The Leap

[josh RoRo]

So I've been reading a lot of threads and posts on here and reading how you guys have made your leap and have gotten help makes me feel like there's hope. I have a VA appointment to meet with a therapist to get this monster outta me and go back to being who I was before my deployments. You guys really do not know how much this forum is meaning to me, as f*cked up as this might sound but I feel better knowing I'm not alone in this shit. Again thanks for your posts and showing that shit can be ok and it does get better.

RoRo

 

[Red Hood Joker]

It was tough my first year back home, I feel much better now days. It has not fully gone away but with the help from your family and the support group of other veterans we can make it. :)

 

[Jimmy1]

RoRo,

I wrote an introductory post in 2009,
It went along the lines of finally finding a place where I fit in. This forum has changed a lot of lives, and yet others take it for granted.

The guys on here have all been where you have been and where you are, they are just at various stages along the road to managing it.

SI have a VA appointment to meet with a therapist to get this monster outta me and go back to being who I was before my deployments.
RoRo

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news mate, but what you call 'Monster' is what we call 'The Beast', and you will most likely never get it out of you. What you can do is learn to live with it and keep it in check. After you have been a few rounds with it and start to understand it, you will start to identify when it's coming to play, yet other times it will totally sucker punch you just when things are going great in your life.

You are not alone mate, hope we can help.

Jimmy

 

[Ned]

RoRo, just to back up what Jimmy said. I am really glad you're getting inspiration from this site. Good. I think that's what we all aim for.
But for going back to who you were before the stuff? No-one's invented that little flashy memory-eraser in 'Men in Black' yet, mate.
You've grown up because of what you've been through. In some ways it's like a second adolescence, but with less spots...
What the older, wiser you can do is move on up. Use the advice and help you get to identify and live with the changes. You will be surprised by your own abilities, I promise.

 

[JarHed]

Hey RoRo

You've made a good start down the best trail there is, a hopeful one. Yes, it does get better. Just try to live every day and enjoy the fact that you're still around. Welcome to the forums, Mate.

JarHed

 

[Shamrocks]

It was tough my first year back home, I feel much better now days. It has not fully gone away but with the help from your family and the support group of other veterans we can make it. :)

Thanks for posting this video, needed a good laugh! Reminded me of the funny pranks we pulled on each other while waiting in the sandbox.

 

[Tim Cake]

So I've been reading a lot of threads and posts on here and reading how you guys have made your leap and have gotten help makes me feel like there's hope. I have a VA appointment to meet with a therapist to get this monster outta me and go back to being who I was before my deployments. You guys really do not know how much this forum is meaning to me, as f*cked up as this might sound but I feel better knowing I'm not alone in this shit. Again thanks for your posts and showing that shit can be ok and it does get better.

RoRo

You are most welcome Josh. If you need help in dealing with the VA, please ask.
DO NOT SUFFER IN SILENCE.
You have rights that were accrued to you by you honorable military service!

 

[Shamrocks]

Welcome RoRo,

I'm new here too. Grats on taking the leap and going to the VA for help! This website has been a blessing for me personally and I've only been here a little over a week. Although, I have been reading the information and posts for weeks on here. I too thought I was alone in my daily struggle with the "Beast". I talked to my VA therapist about this website and she challenged me to move out of my comfort zone and commit as homework. So, here I am and it feels good to finally find a place where I can't listen and talk to people that have "been there, done that"! Your not alone brother!

Sincerely
Shamrocks

 

[Red Hood Joker]

Thanks for posting this video, needed a good laugh! Reminded me of the funny pranks we pulled on each other while waiting in the sandbox.

My buddy cut open a glow stick and threw the juice all over my bunk and wall and told me he killed the predator. I laughed my ass off. :)