PTSD: A Soldier’s Perspective

Why the Mount Dessert Island Historical (MDI) Society Matters for PTSD: Another Fundraising Opportunity

As I have indicated before, I use running to manage my anger, to keep my weight down while taking miztazapine, to help me stay present, and to connect with others who like to push themselves further everyday. Occasionally I am asked to run in order to...

Published Tue, Jun 18 2013 7:20 PM by PTSD: A Soldier's Perspective

Filed under: Caregivers, Warrior's Perspectives, Joseph Miller, charity, History

Rek Lee is a ***

Threaten me again, Rek Lee fucking punk you will have to carry it out!

Published Sun, Aug 19 2012 8:28 AM by PTSD: A Soldier's Perspective

I Wasn't Ready for the Smell...

This describes violence and will trigger PTSD symptoms. In the Terrible Moments I purposefully omitted smell because it was too much to write in one installment. I will return to it in the following post. As a platoon leader I was ready to lead my soldiers...

Published Mon, Oct 14 2013 9:19 AM by PTSD: A Soldier's Perspective

Filed under: triggers, Joseph Miller, Growth

Ty Carter's Advocacy in Context

The most recent Medal of Honor recipient has perhaps one of the most impressive citations in the War on Terror. As a participant in a battle that nearly overwhelmed a small Combat Outpost (COP) named Keating, Army Staff Sergeant Ty Carter repeatedly braved...

Published Wed, Sep 18 2013 4:36 PM by PTSD: A Soldier's Perspective

Filed under: advocate, Joseph Miller, History of PTSD, Ty Carter, Audie Murphy, Medal of Honor

Women of Warriors Retreat: Gone to the Horses

~This Weekend was more than I can write in one blog so will be breaking this down into several~ I mentioned in an earlier blog that I was attending a retreat sponsored by Operation Homefront's newest group, Wounded Warrior Wives . The retreat, W.O...

Published Tue, Sep 28 2010 6:36 PM by PASP - Combat PTSD HQ

When PTSD Leads Them Astray

I often search out other spouses who are suffering like I am.....perhaps to fulfill my own needs as far as acknowledgment of my own feelings and suffering. Most of them blogging about their days, their struggles and everyday lives living with Combat PTSD...

Published Sun, Aug 29 2010 10:37 AM by PASP - Combat PTSD HQ

Marine Widow Lost Her Combat Veteran to Suicide: Icarus Syndrome

Photo by Scott Lee I received this comment on January 26, 2009 at 10:41 AM on an article I wrote, We Cannot Make it Through the Confines of Our Minds Without the Help of Others , it went viral on January 23, 2009 the day I published it. Here is the comment...

Published Mon, Aug 09 2010 11:45 AM by PASP - Combat PTSD HQ

Filed under: combatPTSDnews, Combat PTSD Home, A Widow's Perspective

Unspoken High Cost of War No More: Public Acknowledgment of Veteran Suicides

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says that families of service members who commit suicide are now getting condolence letters from the president just like families of troops who die in other ways. http://www.whas11.com/news/national/125047909.html Photo...

Published Wed, Jul 06 2011 9:57 AM by PTSD: A Soldier's Perspective

Filed under: suicide, Vietnam

Attention New York and Surrounding Area Veterans

The Traumatic Stress Studies Division at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine is conducting a research study, if I was there I'd go. Biomarkers for PTSD ID Number 09-0765 Contact Information Charu Sood Tel: 718-741-4000 x6152 E-mail: charu.sood@va.gov...

Published Sun, Jun 10 2012 8:30 AM by PTSD: A Soldier's Perspective

Filed under: studies

Call of Duty Endowment Memorial Day Campaign

Memorial day will be here soon and I have just been invited by Activision’s Call of Duty Endowment to participate in an Host Media Call with UFC 130 Fighter, Brian Stann and BG James "Spider" Marks (USA-Ret) to discuss their 2011 Memorial Day...

Published Mon, May 23 2011 12:50 PM by PTSD: A Soldier's Perspective

Filed under: press release

Surrender Hill

My Trauma Account Re-write, dated March 7, 2011: After driving for 48 hours straight without any sleep...I was the point vehicle and a Bradley Fighting Vehicle Driver for the 3rd Brigade for the 1st Armored Division. I was responsible keeping an eye on...

Published Thu, Apr 14 2011 1:37 PM by PTSD: A Soldier's Perspective

Filed under: my life

Once a Warrior Always a Warrior

GPP Life proudly announces the February release of ONCE A WARRIOR—ALWAYS A WARRIOR: NAVIGATING THE TRANSITION FROM COMBAT TO HOME by Charles W. Hoge, M.D. / Colonel U.S. Army (Retired) (ISBN # 978-0-7627-5442-7; $18.95; Paperback; February 23, 2010)....

Published Tue, Mar 23 2010 7:44 PM by PTSD: A Soldier's Perspective

Filed under: Books

Universal Pictures Presents: Green Zone

On behalf of Universal Pictures, we are pleased to announce our collaboration on their upcoming film, Green Zone , and share all available assets in anticipation of the March 12, 2010 release! Step into the Green Zone where no one can be trusted and every...

Published Wed, Feb 17 2010 1:02 AM by PTSD: A Soldier's Perspective

Filed under: Movies

Johnny, Remember What I Told You This First

You know I want to tell you son the are gonna come some times when...some times when...some times when we do the things in life we gotta do...but that doesn't make us the monsters they made us....at home I make myself the monster because I don't...

Published Tue, May 25 2010 10:32 PM by PTSD: A Soldier's Perspective

Filed under: Combat PTSD

Published Sat, May 22 2010 11:55 AM by PTSD: A Soldier's Perspective

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