PTSD: A Soldier’s Perspective

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

We Interrupt This Program For An Important Message

Published Fri, Mar 19 2010 11:33 AM by PTSD: A Soldier's Perspective

Filed under: PTSD, TBI, experiencing ptsd

Tell Me About Sgt J Patrick Lamoureux

The double edged sword cuts both ways, it is a blessing and a curse; and oddly there is no better example of the power to both help and harm than the act of sharing my interests with my husband. It's a blessing that he genuinely wants to involve himself...

Published Thu, Mar 11 2010 5:42 PM by PTSD: A Soldier's Perspective

Filed under: PTSD, crime

Signature Wounds, A Scott Gaulin Documentary

CALLING ALL COMBAT VETERAN SPOUSES! This is my video submission to Scott Gaulin's "Signature Wounds" project. It literally only took me a few minutes to record and I threw in some stills on top of the video. I am soliciting your input on...

Published Fri, Mar 05 2010 11:50 AM by PTSD: A Soldier's Perspective

I Feel Shitty, Oh So Shitty......

I unintentionally upset my husband last night, the details of which are inconsequential to the emotion behind this post. When I left the house for work he remained behind sitting alone unconsoled. I was so mad at myself that before going into the Jail...

Published Sun, Feb 28 2010 1:29 AM by PTSD: A Soldier's Perspective

THE WARRIOR’S CODE OF HONOR

I received a request from Paul Allen, a Combat Veteran decorated with the Purple Heart to post a letter he has written. He states, It was revised for the first and last time 11/6/09 on request from the CSRA Wounded Warrior Care Project, who's first...

Published Fri, Feb 26 2010 9:28 PM by PTSD: A Soldier's Perspective

Filed under: inspirations, values, honor

Depression and the Combat Veteran

Have you ever felt so sad, that sad where zoning out can mask momentarily? Where a laugh can give you a spritzer of joy, but falls flat into felling of sorrow? I do not want to take my medications anymore, they make me feel less of a man. I want to feel...

Published Thu, Feb 25 2010 10:03 PM by PTSD: A Soldier's Perspective

Filed under: prose, poems, medications

Female Combat Veteran Reaches Out For Help

I received this comment on the 20th of February from a female combat veteran. PFC.Army2007 said... I am a sister, a daughter, a mother, a wife, a combat veteran. It's sad to say that after all this time the horror I have experienced in the war still...

Published Thu, Feb 25 2010 3:32 AM by PTSD: A Soldier's Perspective

Filed under: help, Female Combat Veteran, experiencing ptsd

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

Empathy is a Two Way Street

In spite of, yet mostly because of my husband’s PTSD, he possesses an incredible capacity to identify with comparable suffering with such empathy that I feel humbled. And although I don’t want to say I suffer from PTSD, I can say with certainty I have...

Published Sun, Jan 24 2010 2:19 AM by PTSD: A Soldier's Perspective

Zoning Out

I sat in the passenger seat of the truck and watched the familiar landscape pass us by as we rolled along toward our destination. Ahead was our exit which I noticed we were approaching at a higher rate of speed than was prudent, and in the blink of an...

Published Fri, Jan 22 2010 1:20 AM by PTSD: A Soldier's Perspective

It's My Pity Party and I'll Cry if I Want to

It’s Friday morning and my husband leaves the house for the VA to attend one of his support groups and I’m left home alone. I use the time to vacuum (a noisy chore that may upset my husband), empty the dishwasher (another noisy chore that may startle...

Published Wed, Jan 20 2010 11:57 PM by PTSD: A Soldier's Perspective

Filed under: Self Pity

The Nightmare Cure

3:30am, I stir in my sleep. Maybe he came to bed already? But my outstretched arm feels no warm body and finds only a cold empty space…..again. I can see light dancing on the wall downstairs, reflecting the muted TV’s flickering images. I slip from my...

Published Tue, Jan 19 2010 10:03 PM by PTSD: A Soldier's Perspective

Filed under: Nightmares, Alcohol

Screw Christmas!

So another Christmas is in the bag, and I am grateful that it passed by with minimal amount of agitation and upset. I’m sure there are other spouses out there whose combat vet was deployed over at least one Christmas, if not more, and finds the holiday...

Published Tue, Jan 19 2010 12:09 PM by PTSD: A Soldier's Perspective

Filed under: PTSD, TBI, Hating Holidays, Christmas

The Combat Veteran Spouse: Living in the Shadow of PTSD

I have been looking for new writers who may provide a wider perspective on the struggles of a combat veteran and significant others. I found a combat veterans wife who started writing her own blog recently at The Combat Veteran Spouse: Living in the Shadow...

Published Mon, Jan 18 2010 11:06 AM by PTSD: A Soldier's Perspective

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