PTSD: A Soldier’s Perspective

Dismantling Super Woman

A comment was left on my previous blog and one that made me think for quite a while afterward. Anonymous posted " Breathe, remember you are a parent with medical challenges to deal with. You are a full time caregiver to a warrior with multiple diagnoses...

Published Sun, Aug 22 2010 8:38 AM by PASP - Combat PTSD HQ

Combat Vet in a Desert Storm

When I first had to prove me combat stressors to finally get my benefits, I had to research what the hell my unit did so I could piece my memory together with the After Action Reports given after combat missions. Upon my research I came across a website...

Published Fri, Aug 20 2010 9:09 PM by PASP - Combat PTSD HQ

Filed under: my life, Combat PTSD Vet Perspective, Fog of War, Gulf War, Desert Storm

Combat Vet in a Desert Storm: More Like Hell on Earth

When I first had to prove my combat experience and therefore my stressors, to finally receive my benefits, I had to research what the hell my unit did so I could piece my memory together with the After Action Reports given after combat missions. Upon...

Published Fri, Aug 20 2010 9:09 PM by PTSD: A Soldier's Perspective

Filed under: my life, Combat PTSD Vet Perspective, Fog of War, Gulf War, Desert Storm

Combat PTSD Vets Return to Combat: Easier than Coping Back Home

Comment from a reader on July 24, 2010 from the same dang awesome post I wrote on November 11, 2009. It shares with you a more complete picture or a typical face of Combat PTSD Home and its members; we are the Families of the Combat Veteran. Scott, your...

Published Fri, Aug 20 2010 1:47 AM by PASP - Combat PTSD HQ

Filed under: Combat PTSD Vet Perspective, Combat PTSD Home, A Friend's Perspective

Friends, Deployment and Community

I never realized just how important it was to be a good friend until I almost lost mine. You see, "L" and I have been friends for over 20 years. We met in elementary school and lived one street over from each other growing up. In high school...

Published Thu, Aug 19 2010 9:09 AM by PASP - Combat PTSD HQ

Filed under: A Wife's Perspective, community, deployment, friends

Fight the Combat PTSD Monster

Drawing by Scott Lee Comment from a reader on July 21, 2010 from the article, hey hey you guessed it! Combat Veterans Bring the Monster of War Home: The Story of SGT Travis Triggs (not doing the link again...I know I could have done it by now...but.....

Published Thu, Aug 19 2010 1:33 AM by PASP - Combat PTSD HQ

Filed under: help, Resources, Combat PTSD Home

Failure to Launch

I don't know whether it's just because I am emotionally and physically tired, but it seems like everything here lately is just so damn overwhelming. Between my little one being so sick, my other two in school, and then my husband....anything else...

Published Wed, Aug 18 2010 4:04 AM by PASP - Combat PTSD HQ

Failure to Launch: VA and Tricare

I don't know whether it's just because I am emotionally and physically tired, but it seems like everything here lately is just so damn overwhelming. Between my little one being so sick, my other two in school, and then my husband....anything else...

Published Wed, Aug 18 2010 4:04 AM by PTSD: A Soldier's Perspective

Filed under: VA, A Wife's Perspective, service-connected compensation, Tricare

We Gave the You, Joe Public the Right to be Condescending and Judgmental

This comment came from a reader from the article Combat Veterans Bring the Monster of War Home: The Story of SGT Travis Triggs , I tear Anonymous a Kentucky Fried Ass Whooping! One cannot take human life (murder/kill) and remain normal. It is impossible...

Published Wed, Aug 18 2010 1:17 AM by PASP - Combat PTSD HQ

Filed under: Barriers to Care, stigma

PTSD is a Demon: First It Invades the Veteran, then the Family

Reader's comment on August 1, 2010 from the article Combat Veterans Bring the Monster of War Home: The Story of SGT Travis Triggs For the life of me I cannot figure out why our government and the general public is not willing to do more for our Veterans...

Published Tue, Aug 17 2010 1:01 AM by PASP - Combat PTSD HQ

Filed under: A Wife's Perspective, Combat PTSD Home

Prayer and Community: A Shelter from the Heat of the Day

Photo by Scott Lee When I need inspiration I will pray on it and then turn it over to God and forget it...outside of writing it down, well usually, lol. I find most of my inspiration through conversations with other vets and advocates, God gives it to...

Published Mon, Aug 16 2010 10:43 PM by PASP - Combat PTSD HQ

Filed under: spirituality, help, Prayer, community

Combat Vet Girlfriend Finds Hope and Support at PASP

Photo by Scott Lee ACK Girl said...Another comment from More Stupid Crap to Say to a Combat Veteran from February 18, 2010 12:12 PM (24 comments and growing), I have been dating a veteran of the Iraq war for approximately 6 months now and I see how his...

Published Sun, Aug 15 2010 11:33 PM by PASP - Combat PTSD HQ

Filed under: family, Faith, A Girlfriend's Perspective

Symbols of War, Responsibility and Remembrance

Photo by Scott Lee Another comment by a reader that I find should be included in our main pages. This one is from More Stupid Crap to Say to a Combat Veteran , one of our readers favorite to comment on. OEF Combat Vet Wife says, I have read your blog...

Published Sat, Aug 14 2010 11:15 PM by PASP - Combat PTSD HQ

Filed under: A Wife's Perspective, Gulf War, responsibility

Combat Vet Seeks VA Inpatient PTSD Treatment Hospital 19 Years After Combat

I am on a waiting list to go into a Combat PTSD Inpatient Hospital, some of the numbers being thrown around are 30-90 day waiting period...Seriously? Really? It should come to no surprise to me - well, until I have to go through the damn hoops with the...

Published Sat, Aug 14 2010 11:18 AM by PASP - Combat PTSD HQ

Filed under: Barriers to Care, my life, Combat PTSD Vet Perspective

Operation Enduring Care & Caregivers

www.operationenduringcare.org I received an email in regards to my blogging about this particular event going on for Wounded Warriors and their caregivers. Although I don't normally promote anything unless it has: a) is something/someone I have dealt...

Published Sat, Aug 14 2010 7:20 AM by PASP - Combat PTSD HQ

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