holdenmonty
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Thanks Sarg you are right. The time that I'm at the class I'm not sitting here at work.
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OldDoorGunner
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Just so you youngsters have some more understanding.......As you know I am one of them old crusty Nam vets and have been playing with the f*cking Beast most of my life......It's only been a tad over 4 years working with the VA counselors or what ever, that I have made some real progress in dealing with the Beast. I believe that I have found more answers here on this Forum, since I joined last Dec. than working with any counselor or therapist.(Thanks to all of you) In that, I am NOT saying don't work with one (you may have to try a few) Think of them as a base line to start with, also needed if you want to put in a claim with the VA.
With that said, I sit here at 63, I know the Beast intimately as it does me.....Yet, I never know when the SOB is going f*ck me up.....at times it hits very hard. It's like everything I know goes out the window and I am f*cking lost......That brings on the Anger, out of the fear!!! When I have fear, I should have an enemy to fight, because that is what I am trained to do and I have none, fear is the on switch!!! This passed two weeks have been a hard Mother f*cker.....To the point of just giving up.......I am just so tired in my body, soul and spirit and dealing with the pain that comes from getting old........
What to do??? For me I wrote a list of things to do when the Beast gets out of control.....Simple things to do, basic reminders if you will, that I can go to when I am lost!!! So far it seems to be helping, maybe you should try it. Your list is made personally for you, by you......Think of it as an SOP when under attack by the Beast........
It is my hope that you younger Brothers and Sisters will learn as much as you can about the Beast and how you can also learn how to deal with it, you have the time.....It's my guess that if you do, you will have it much easier when you are in your 50's and 60's. The progress that I have made in just 4 years, is to a fact astonishing. I wonder where I would be if I had been working on it for 15 to 20 years or more???
Here are what I consider some important things to remember in living with the Beast.
Do not get mad/angry a your self when shit goes south.
Do not get mad/angry at the Beast. (your just feeding it)
Do not run from the Beast, if you move to a new city or state, the Beast will get there the same time as you do.
Do not try to hide from the Beast, with drugs or alcohol. When you wake up the Beast will just be laughing at you and you will feel like shit. (I used alcohol for 13 years, I know)
Know that you can learn to change what needs changed.
Plan ahead, Murphy works with the Beast!!! Oh, Murphy is a prick.....
Know that 95% of the people out there only care about them selves. Remember the other 5% they could be your friend...
J R
With that said, I sit here at 63, I know the Beast intimately as it does me.....Yet, I never know when the SOB is going f*ck me up.....at times it hits very hard. It's like everything I know goes out the window and I am f*cking lost......That brings on the Anger, out of the fear!!! When I have fear, I should have an enemy to fight, because that is what I am trained to do and I have none, fear is the on switch!!! This passed two weeks have been a hard Mother f*cker.....To the point of just giving up.......I am just so tired in my body, soul and spirit and dealing with the pain that comes from getting old........
What to do??? For me I wrote a list of things to do when the Beast gets out of control.....Simple things to do, basic reminders if you will, that I can go to when I am lost!!! So far it seems to be helping, maybe you should try it. Your list is made personally for you, by you......Think of it as an SOP when under attack by the Beast........
It is my hope that you younger Brothers and Sisters will learn as much as you can about the Beast and how you can also learn how to deal with it, you have the time.....It's my guess that if you do, you will have it much easier when you are in your 50's and 60's. The progress that I have made in just 4 years, is to a fact astonishing. I wonder where I would be if I had been working on it for 15 to 20 years or more???
Here are what I consider some important things to remember in living with the Beast.
Do not get mad/angry a your self when shit goes south.
Do not get mad/angry at the Beast. (your just feeding it)
Do not run from the Beast, if you move to a new city or state, the Beast will get there the same time as you do.
Do not try to hide from the Beast, with drugs or alcohol. When you wake up the Beast will just be laughing at you and you will feel like shit. (I used alcohol for 13 years, I know)
Know that you can learn to change what needs changed.
Plan ahead, Murphy works with the Beast!!! Oh, Murphy is a prick.....
Know that 95% of the people out there only care about them selves. Remember the other 5% they could be your friend...
J R
This is a public service announcement
for mother f*cking alarm clocks
If you have a significant other (or insignificant) that sleeps in the same bed as you, PLEASE shut that mo fo off if you don't need it!!!!
Don't make it go off @ 4:30 on your day off and not even wake up to it.
Don't keep pushing snooze every 9 minutes when the other person wakes you up to "turn that f*cking thing off."
This is for your own safety.
If the above happens, proceed as instructed:
Get pissed at the other person because they are pissed when they finally get out of bed because your alarm clock has done its job, for them.
Ask them why they didn't just shut off your clock that only you know how to operate in the dark.
Just say you don't know how to shut it off either, they won't notice the X amount of months you've used it on a daily basis.
If they are still upset, just tell them the world revolves around them in the most asshole way possible - they should be able to sleep through a little alarm clock too, right?
End PSA
for mother f*cking alarm clocks
If you have a significant other (or insignificant) that sleeps in the same bed as you, PLEASE shut that mo fo off if you don't need it!!!!
Don't make it go off @ 4:30 on your day off and not even wake up to it.
Don't keep pushing snooze every 9 minutes when the other person wakes you up to "turn that f*cking thing off."
This is for your own safety.
If the above happens, proceed as instructed:
Get pissed at the other person because they are pissed when they finally get out of bed because your alarm clock has done its job, for them.
Ask them why they didn't just shut off your clock that only you know how to operate in the dark.
Just say you don't know how to shut it off either, they won't notice the X amount of months you've used it on a daily basis.
If they are still upset, just tell them the world revolves around them in the most asshole way possible - they should be able to sleep through a little alarm clock too, right?
End PSA
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The days when you feel you have become death.
You hit 90-100 on the highway with the rumble under your feet.
One hand on the steering wheel.
People look and know damn well you're an adrenaline junkie.
But in these moments you reflect and realize why it is you are able to remain calm in these situations.
And you realize you will never be as bad ass as you once were.
Just an angry chewed up spit out combat veteran.
Mis-understood and pissed the f*ck off.
Force yourself to slow down and cruise the speed limit.
All I see is war.
You hit 90-100 on the highway with the rumble under your feet.
One hand on the steering wheel.
People look and know damn well you're an adrenaline junkie.
But in these moments you reflect and realize why it is you are able to remain calm in these situations.
And you realize you will never be as bad ass as you once were.
Just an angry chewed up spit out combat veteran.
Mis-understood and pissed the f*ck off.
Force yourself to slow down and cruise the speed limit.
All I see is war.
OldDoorGunner
Diamond Member
Hey Black, wait till your in your 50's and 60's and you Brain writes checks you body can't cash. :eek::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:
One of the former bad asses and now just an angry chewed up spit out combat veteran,
Mis-understood and pissed the f*ck off. But I would have no other way, Brother!!! Well maybe if I could walk just a bit faster!!!;)
J R
One of the former bad asses and now just an angry chewed up spit out combat veteran,
Mis-understood and pissed the f*ck off. But I would have no other way, Brother!!! Well maybe if I could walk just a bit faster!!!;)
J R
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holdenmonty
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Damn Loca that sucks. Knowing me I probably would have gotten up and smashed it to pieces and said there I turned that shit off... I hear ya DrBlack, I played laser tag yesterday and I kicked ass I felt like the person I was while I was deployed and then about half an hour after I stopped playing and even a little bit into today I really do miss it. I miss holding a weapon in my hands I miss the adrenalin rush I miss the feeling of having somebody watch my back and me watching theirs even though myself and the friend I went with were the only military/prior military people on our team we had a strategy and we stuck to it and won every time.
lol Thanks @holdenmonty - I was so incredibly pissed but it was more or less just me ranting. It makes me feel a little better that I can yell at you guys I guess.
I was missing it terribly this morning. I saw a video that showed the area I was in...overrun. I was so pissed and then so f*cking sad because there isn't a thing I can do about it. So f*cking sad for the people we lost, all for what? So many emotions all wrapped into whatever this is. I even tried to text one of my old squad mates, he never responded so I assume it's not his number anymore. Bummer.
I was missing it terribly this morning. I saw a video that showed the area I was in...overrun. I was so pissed and then so f*cking sad because there isn't a thing I can do about it. So f*cking sad for the people we lost, all for what? So many emotions all wrapped into whatever this is. I even tried to text one of my old squad mates, he never responded so I assume it's not his number anymore. Bummer.
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Hafta say... Kinda digging the rage right now. Too many ghosts and good memories to be sick over earlier today. Think it's time to go remedy up with a good old fashioned bar fight.
10 NOV 1775
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Hafta say... Kinda digging the rage right now. Too many ghosts and good memories to be sick over earlier today. Think it's time to go remedy up with a good old fashioned bar fight.
10 NOV 1775
SemperFi
OldDoorGunner
Diamond Member
I think this where I am suppose to tell you that is not a good idea!!!(n) However, I would never stand in the way when a good f u c k i n g idea is brought forth.;) And a good old fashioned bar fight, sounds like a good idea to me. Sorry to say, I had to give that up 27 years ago this month. The wife said no more fighting.:(:(:( Cover your 6 just in case you need to bond out of jail........(It's not like the old days) Oh, and have a f*cking good time!!!!:D:D:D
J R
Freaking non deployers posing!!!! Last night at a bonfire party for a friend some 20 y/old Air National Guard POG was wasted and bragging about his service time and how awesome he was. All I wanted to do was beat him senseless. He had his daddy's flight gloves and a polypro top on to top it all off. Funny thing is he didn't pace himself drinking, so he got sloppy/ stumbling drunk, and it ended up being *ME* that baby sat him making sure he didn't choke in his sleep or freeze. I served in the deadliest place on earth in 2012 and it pisses me off that someone who hasn't even been overseas could try and gain sympathy from people like that. Nine people I worked with were killed my first month in Afghanistan. One of them was my platoon leader. What kind of person tried to want something like that?
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