PTSD: A Soldier’s Perspective

PASP(1) Resource Seal of Approval: The A to Z Guide to VA Disability Benefits

The A to Z Guide to VA Disability Benefits JimStrickland912 , How My Internet Collection Works Best For You: My only goal is to ensure you have the knowledge available to make the most of the benefits you've earned with your honorable military service...

Published Wed, Jun 09 2010 12:02 AM by PTSD, A Soldiers Perspective

Filed under: PASP(1) Seal of Approval, combatPTSDnews, Resources

Dog Tags

I came across this article this morning while working on my coffee, and thought this was pretty interesting enough to share. I have been around several K-9 units and myself had a German Shepard. Overall, I thought the article was somewhat validating and...

Published Tue, Aug 03 2010 5:11 AM by PASP - Combat PTSD HQ

Did Not Finish: Accepting Failures is Key to Growth (Volume 1)

"Time Jumpmaster! You are a sequence violator. You placed your fingers inside the rim of the ballistic helmet during the rear head tilt on the first and second jumper...." Those were the words that brought my failure of the fifth parachute inspection...

Published Wed, May 29 2013 7:28 PM by PTSD: A Soldier's Perspective

Filed under: coping skills, expectations, Joseph Miller, Ranger, Ultra Marathon, Failure

Negative Self Beliefs

A friend of mine and I were discussing why she was depressed and how she may address it. The conversation finally boiled down to some key elements in her negative self appraisals. She believes that her depression is due to her laziness. In our conversation...

Published Fri, Jul 10 2009 10:03 AM by PTSD: A Soldier's Perspective

Filed under: behavior, beliefs, self-care, coping skills, psychoeducation, Combat Values Theory

On the Issue of Transgender People in the Military

Let me break it down, if you are here to learn or share. If you are here for nefarious reasons, I reserve the right to make fun of you. To educate the masses, of course. All of the arguments against transgender people serving have already been answered...

Published Tue, Dec 12 2017 8:02 PM by PTSD: A Soldier's Perspective

Filed under: transgender soldiers, LGBT

Patsy Cline, Chardonnay and Dusty Lingerie

There is a place you can touch a woman that will drive her crazy. Her heart~ It must be due to hormones, lack of sleep and lack of sex that has made me a little sensitive these last couple of days.....not that I am remotely grumpy, or hateful to anyone...

Published Thu, Jul 15 2010 8:46 PM by PTSD, A Soldiers Perspective

Combat Narratives Part 2

Our first official campaign was against the Iraqi Republican Guard, a highly trained mechanized division under Saddam Hussein. They never ran from or surrender to our overwhelming force. The 3rd Brigade of the 1st Armored Division had over 20,000 enemy...

Published Wed, Jan 09 2013 9:30 PM by PTSD: A Soldier's Perspective

Filed under: Combat Narratives, Warrior's Perspectives

In Recognition of Memorial Day

In every war we will have soldiers killed in a combat zone. Today we honor those who did not make it home, the ones who lost their battle, we struggle on so that they will not have died in vain... What does Memorial Day mean to a Combat PTSD Veteran?...

Published Mon, May 31 2010 11:17 AM by PTSD, A Soldier's Perspective

Filed under: combatPTSDnews

Conflagerations, Verbal and Otherwise: Part II of A First Sergeant's Perspective

This is the second installment of A First Sergeant's Perspective written by a courageous solider who leads by example and higher principles. I first "met" CJ when he contacted me on August 6, 2008 with an offer to post articles on his website...

Published Sat, Aug 08 2009 10:41 PM by PTSD: A Soldier's Perspective

Filed under: A First Sergeant's Perspective, fatherhood

Blood On My Hands

Image by hive via Flickr You may not see the blood on my hands, but I see it everyday. I cannot wash them enough go get the stains off. ~~ Scott Lee

Published Fri, Jul 09 2010 7:04 PM by PTSD, A Soldiers Perspective

Filed under: Barriers to Care, guilt

Soldiers, Guilt, Grief, Killing and Survival

In the last few posts I have been reposting some writings with a central theme. What a combat veteran goes through after returning from the battlefield, what we bring home to our families and communities. Below I discuss an identification with the crippling...

Published Mon, Nov 09 2009 9:01 PM by PTSD: A Soldier's Perspective

Filed under: emotions, war, reintegration

Review of Treatment of Tinnitus with a Customized Acoustic neural Stimulus: A Controlled Clinical Study

This study describes a new treatment, the Nueromonics Tinnitus Treatment (NTT), combining the use of acoustic stimulus augmented by a clinician providing a structured counseling program for tinnitus management. The abstract does not go into details as...

Published Sat, Aug 01 2009 10:45 PM by PTSD: A Soldier's Perspective

Filed under: hearing disorders, therapy

PBS's Frontline Season Finale: The Wounded Platoon

FRONTLINE INVESTIGATES A CLUSTER OF MURDERS, VIOLENT CRIMES, MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS AND DRUG ABUSE AMONG A PLATOON OF SOLDIERS RETURNING FROM IRAQ FRONTLINE Season Finale THE WOUNDED PLATOON Tuesday, May 18, 2010, from 9 to 10:30 P.M. ET on PBS www.pbs...

Published Wed, May 12 2010 12:24 PM by PTSD: A Soldier's Perspective

Filed under: Barriers to Care, PTSD, squad, multiple deployments, Movies

MST in South Korea and Combat PTSD in Baghdad Part I

Warning: This story contains explicit details concerning rape and Military Sexual Trauma. By Angela Woytus-Peacock In February 1998, I was 18-years old, fresh out of high school, with an M16 hanging from my shoulder and camouflage paint smeared on my...

Published Thu, Jan 24 2013 3:00 PM by PTSD: A Soldier's Perspective

Filed under: MST, Anglea Woytus-Peacock

False Hope and the Combat Veteran in Crisis

False hope for a Combat PTSD Veteran can kill us ~ Combat PTSD Blogger

Published Fri, Jun 10 2011 4:24 PM by PTSD: A Soldier's Perspective

Filed under: inspirations, Quote Me

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