What Makes You Angry Today?

[tho9900]

lol no it makes sense believe me... keep on keeping on... and ya... just some bumps here as well...

I stopped myself from getting a tattoo of Chesty with the words :Devil Doc: underneath today... still think I need to.. dunno why... I still want a boxer instead of a bulldog tho

 

[JarHed]

Hey Tho

Get a dog not a tat. I think you'll more enjoyment from the dog than the tat. Once they're on they're on for life. I know some guys that have has some removed. It's expensive, looks like shit and hurts worse than getting them put on. I'm probably the ONLY Marine without one. Got that shit tattooed on my brain, so to speak.

Although it's not for me, personally, do what ever makes you happy man. I know for some it's a way to remember and honor someone. Have a good one.

Jar

 

[Ned]

Agreed Jar, never did ink and I am glad.

 

[tho9900]

My dad is a former Marine not one tat.. My grandpa on the other hand had the USMC Bulldog on his right forearm as big as your fist.. on the left was a dragon (he was in the Pacific in WWII) Had a hula dancer on his left shoulder etc..

Mine all have a meaning tho.. or will.. I have a crucifix signifying death and resurrection.. (many meanings to that for me... including my recent divorce and having Nichol come along to guide me through... what I did in the military with death and life etc) I want the Devil Doc tattoo... I dunno... sort of I never wanna forget.. and as stated in another thread, for all the not wanting to be called a hero not wanting recognition, I still am proud of being in... it made me who I am both good and bad..

 

[Sarg]

Tom, Jar, count me in on being there for you. Also agreed, no ink.

When it was driven home to me that my disease was psycological and not physical one, I sought out help with the VA. I was given a shrink. Shrink threw meds at me, how's your dog? How's your lawn, is the sky blue, for about three appointments and then, SURPRIZE!, new shrink. Says don't take those pills, take these, how's your dog........

Did this for a lot of years and didn't get real therapy until the Vet Center and now my private therapist. I embraced therapy (until they hit me with CBT but that's another story), I wanted this shit gone and to live a normal life. Talking about my dog and the color of the sky didn't cut it, so, I started educating myself on Vet boards and on the internet.

It's been a long, tough journey to find this place. This chorus of voices speaks volumes. What is it? Why do I? You learn what to do and what not to, just from the stories that flow on these pages. We older one's know many of the pitfalls and can steer the younger one's.

Thank you for this priceless gift you have given me.

Sarg

 

[tho9900]

thank you too Sarg... I owe you too.. and that's not a bad thing...

it is hard to explain the ink thing... maybe I will save that for its own thread once I sort it out.. and no I am not gonna run out and get another anytime soon...

I think I am gonna tell my psych I wanna wait for the TPR therapy or whatever it is called... gonne do it but I am just easing into all this and in a bit of denial still and wanting to clamp the lid down tight more often than not lately.. think I need to get adjusted...

and ya have the feeling the proverbial shit is about to hit the fan for me... been playing like its not me lately... gotta wait till I can have a sit down with a few friends and let them know whats up first..

 

[JarHed]

Hey Sarg and Tho

Thanks Bro. And to Tho, eventually you'll get to the therapy stuff. No worries there. Unfortunately, you have to do it alone. We'll support you, that's a given and your friends and loved ones, but it still comes down to you and your therapist in a room by yourselves. It's tough, but worth it.

Jar

 

[tho9900]

I got the dog.... was almost pulling into the tattoo parlor after I left the humane society and decided no.... I know I will eventually get it.. but now is not the time..

she is soooo loving, we went into an outdoor "get to know you better area" and she jumped up on me and covered me with about 3 gallons of slobber... just what I need... unconditional love...

And big enough to knock down a grown man in a second... she looks small in the pic but she is almost 70 pounds

 

[combatgoldfish]

Tattoo's are trashy! :mad:







I have nearly a full sleeve of ink on my right arm, some on my upper left arm, and one my right calf. :D

 

[shogun]

I love my tattoos. All $4400.00 worth of them

 

[combatgoldfish]

I hate how people use others, including me. I bend over backwards for some people I consider friends. And seems nearly every f*cking time I'm used. I feel the more time that comes by the more angry I get and less social.

I came online this evening and the first f*cking thing I see is a shit bag soldier I deployed with post a picture of himself online with him in a vest, no shirt on under neath, Kevlar helmet, holding a shotgun, with the quote "do I have PTSD? Yea...do the cops come to my house to tell me that? No..."

I almost threw my iPhone at the wall seeing that. I'm glad I'm not around that guy because I would seriously choke this guy out.

 

[Jimmy1]

I agree CG, our brothers and sisters have enough bad publicity as it is, and that wanker probably does not even have PTSD, he is probably suffering from shit bag syndrome.

I have been out over five years now, but when I walk into a shopping centre and see soldiers not wearing their hats, I think its a disgrace to the uniform. I usually walk up and tell them to put the f*ckers on or I will ring their Sergeant Major.

Don't they have any pride anymore??