PTSD: A Soldier’s Perspective

Check the Facts About Combat PTSD

The CSRA Wounded Warrior Care Project needs funding to spread throughout the country to aid the soldier and veteran who needs the most urgent care. In your neighborhood a combat mentally disabled veterans needs your help, she has been lost in an alien...

Published Wed, May 19 2010 4:05 PM by PTSD: A Soldier's Perspective

Filed under: Check the Facks, wounded Warrior Care Project

My Army was Not Your Army and I Thank God for That, PASP(1)

PASP(1) is operated by Scott A. Lee, Editor in Chief. Blogger, student of social work with a unique perspective on Combat PTSD. As a Gulf War I veteran, I fought the Iraqi Republican Guard in three campaigns within 100 hours of sustained combat, after...

Published Sat, May 15 2010 12:02 PM by PTSD: A Soldier's Perspective

Filed under: PASP(1)

Malinger My Ass

ma·lin·ger (m -l ng g r) intr.v. ma·lin·gered , ma·lin·ger·ing , ma·lin·gers To feign illness or other incapacity in order to avoid duty or work. [From French malingre , sickly .] My perspective of this comes from people of 'high' education still...

Published Sat, May 15 2010 2:13 PM by PTSD: A Soldier's Perspective

Filed under: malinger

Time Running Out for PTSD Sufferers to Claim Benefits

Markham Evans with Virginia News Channel 8 , WASHINGTON - The U.S. military has agreed to pay millions of dollars to veterans who were discharged from the service for post-traumatic stress disorder with lower disability ratings than they are entitled...

Published Tue, Jun 15 2010 10:46 AM by PTSD, A Soldiers Perspective

Filed under: combatPTSDnews, video

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

To Blame or Not to Blame

As I was working online today, I got an email in regards to this blog. A wonderful email which really reduced me to tears, which by the way, have been trying to push aside. Thank you so much for sending me that, and know that what was said will always...

Published Thu, Jun 10 2010 4:46 AM by PTSD, A Soldiers Perspective

Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans

This blog will be a little different for me as I usually write about family life and marital aspects of living with PTSD, but thought it was important to share with all who reads this while it's been rolling around in my head these last two days....

Published Sat, Jun 05 2010 5:07 PM by PTSD, A Soldiers Perspective

Yellow Ribboned Nooses

Hello everyone! Just recently got an invite to participate in this awesome blog! I guess I should start by introducing who I am. I am a 34 year old Army Reservist wife, FRG leader for my husband's unit, Mother of three boys, official peace keeper...

Published Mon, May 24 2010 11:50 AM by PTSD: A Soldier's Perspective

All Of These Voices are Mine

In the last article I was asked by PBS to include the links and possibly a video link to do so. I am having a reaction to this that I have not had in many months. Anger, I want to write some more! So, I put together some snippets together and thought...

Published Wed, May 12 2010 1:59 PM by PTSD: A Soldier's Perspective

Filed under: complex PTSD

The Father & Son Perspective's

My son and I talk about some our his and mine shared memories that we have never spoken about. Edited somewhat... he needs no introduction ... Anthony said... Well I am the son of Scott A. Lee, and the person mentioned above is a moron. I've lived...

Published Thu, May 20 2010 9:59 PM by PTSD: A Soldier's Perspective

Filed under: A Son's Perspective

Fireworks and Mental Scars

My husband had disappeared for part of the evening yesterday and I knew he was taking his sweet time coming home because our youngest son is cutting his molars. This has given me high pitched screaming and general fussiness over everything for the past...

Published Sun, Jul 04 2010 8:26 AM by PTSD, A Soldiers Perspective

Secondary PTSD and Me

I once read an anonymous saying that stated "Everyone's crazy...just some more than others". I used to laugh at that statement especially in college where my Psychology professor told us that everyone had symptoms of OCD hardwired in them...

Published Thu, Jul 01 2010 6:53 AM by PTSD, A Soldiers Perspective

Combat Lifesaver: Which One Happens First?

I was trained as a Combat Lifesaver , its a 3 month ordeal in triaging wounded soldiers on the front. In combat I administer Morphine, IV's and Atropine Injections, and bandages. ..lots of bandages in as many forms as you can imagine. I guess we were...

Published Sat, May 22 2010 2:56 PM by PTSD: A Soldier's Perspective

Filed under: my life, Combat Lifesaver, Quote Me

To the Struggling Combat PTSD Vet

Our loved ones do not understand us, we were trained to filter out many things that would not get us killed. Today we filter out speech, actions, intentions, expectations and the subtly of it begins to enchain the Combat Vets mind. To his Combat Values...

Published Mon, Jun 14 2010 8:35 PM by PTSD, A Soldiers Perspective

Filed under: combatPTSDnews, Combat PTSD Vet Perspective

Media Release: Combat Relief Helps Returning Combat Troops Reconnect With Society

PRESS RELEASE Combat Relief Helps Returning Combat Troops Reconnect With Society The Grant Humanitarian Foundation announces new programs to care for America’s military men and women returning from Iraq and Afghanistan San Francisco, California, June...

Published Tue, Jun 15 2010 9:15 PM by PTSD, A Soldiers Perspective

Filed under: combatPTSDnews, press release

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