Navy Corpsman Needs Help

[Docrobert82]

Hi,
I'm so glad I found this site. I've been a corpsman for a little over ten years and just became an IDC a few months ago. I've had my rough deployments, a really bad ending to a marriage and I just finally lost it one night on a girl that mattered more to me than anything. I need help controling my anger and guilt. I know that I need to get better before I can be with anyone, let alone live my life.
I've started the meds and therapy but I might not be staying in for long. (A wee bit of a frat charge, it was a wee bit wrong to try and date an E2 while I was a E6) This girl made me feel like I was before I joined up, so right or wrong I went with it. It was nice to have someone that cared to listen to me and to cuddle. I want to get better for myself so the next time something wonderful comes in my life I don't f*ck it up.

 

[Jimmy1]

Well I gather your name is Robert, Welcome. Excuse my ignorance, what is 'IDC'.

Mate it sounds like PTSD, have you been properly diagnosed yet??? If so, just follow their bouncing ball but activly seek out stuff for yourself. If the meds don't feel right, seek to change them, same goes with therapy, if you don't feel comfortable, find another.

The guys and girls on here can help heaps too. All of us have had our own rough deployment or two and you would be surprised at how many of us have had marriage's end, I for one.

The good news is that it does get easier to manage and you can learn to manage the anger and guilt. It, like anything though, takes time.

I know that I need to get better before I can be with anyone, let alone live my life.

That statement there is so right on the money. A lot of veterans go seeking comfort before they have started to fix themselves and it just ends in disaster. So your pointed in the right direction mate.

Pull up a chair and read the articles, they will help, and feel free to ask any questions you have.

Cheers

Jimmy

 

[Docrobert82]

Jimmy,
IDC is an Independent Duty Hospital Corpsman, we're enlisted medical providers, what the physician assistant program was based of off in the US. I got diagnosed last week but I've known I've had a problem for a while.
Thanks for the welcome Jimmy, I have a feeling that this place will be a big help.

So are you an Aussie or a Brit?

Robert

 

[Jimmy1]

Pffft. Don't insult me. I am a free settler. Dinky Die Aussie Mate. I live in Tropical, North Queensland, a place called Townsville.

 

[Docrobert82]

Well I just left Diego Garcia and had nothing but the brits there say say cheers to me. No insult intended, I hope when I get done with this I get to take leave and hit Australia up.

 

[Jimmy1]

No offence taken mate. Australia is an awesome place to visit. It must be, the amount of immigrants we are getting.

 

[Wagon]

Ah Haa. Townsville. I think I sent you guys a dredger for your harbour about 6 years back. Wonder why that sounded familiar.

 

[gmoe240]

Robert, you can find lots of support here on this forum. Welcome from another Corpsman.

 

[Docrobert82]

Thanks gmoe240, I'm glad I'm here, I've felt like I had to deal with this on my own and like a bad corpsman I took care of others instead of myself.

 

[Pepsi]

How are you doing Doc? Hope your week is OK

 

[Docrobert82]

It was, still a little bit off but it was better than last week with my NJP. I'm still messed up on what to do, the command wants my assessment of Diego Garcia and the going ons of the other corpsman. I still don't know what to do, if I'm completly honest it will screw a lot of people and ruin any chances of getting back with the girl I was with but I think thats a lost cause anyways. So we'll have to see what I do. I go see mental health next week and I hope to get some meds to help me sleep, I took 150mg of trazadone with a klonipin and it didn't touch me. And being isolated on restriction is only making my mind go over things again and again. But I am trying to hang in there.

How was your week???

 

[Bill Simmons]

Pffft. Don't insult me. I am a free settler. Dinky Die Aussie Mate. I live in Tropical, North Queensland, a place called Townsville.

Now Jimmy, how the hell do you think us Yankees would know what Dinky Die means?:ROFLMAO: I am not trying to be Dinky Bird but come on!!:LOL: