PTSD: A Soldier’s Perspective

To Whom It May Concern

I am a combat veteran of the first Gulf War and have been living with the debilitating effects of Combat PTSD for 19 years. I am 30% service-connected for PTSD and will soon receive an increase of at least 50% if not 70%. I have been under a psychiatrist...

Published Fri, Aug 27 2010 1:46 PM by PASP - Combat PTSD HQ

Filed under: my life

Managing the Low Points "Come on Joe, Let Yourself Have a Good Day" (Thriving)

Fa thump, fa thump, fa thump was the sound of my forefoot and mid sole strikes echoed by the rhythm of my breathing ha whoo, ha whoo, ha whoo and finished with the feeling of my heart beating kwa fump, kwa fump, kwa fump. It is hard for the rhythm of...

Published Thu, Nov 28 2013 5:36 PM by PTSD: A Soldier's Perspective

Filed under: Joseph Miller, Ranger, Running, Thriving, place, Positive Self Talk

(Thriving) Chick Hill

The Peaked Mountain and Little Peaked Mountain faces. On a hot, but manageable August Sunday I found myself in Bradbury Mountain State Park running the toughest race of the year. The course's 1450 ft elevation gain and equal loss in only 9 miles makes...

Published Fri, Aug 23 2013 10:53 AM by PTSD: A Soldier's Perspective

Filed under: coping skills, Joseph Miller, Ranger, Running, Thriving, place, home

Review of Auditory Dysfunction in Traumatic Brain Injury

The article was informative with regards to giving a clearer picture of the growing population of veterans with hearing loss attributed to their military service. The report found that admissions for traumatic brain injury (TBI) increased 47% since the...

Published Wed, Jul 29 2009 10:01 PM by PTSD: A Soldier's Perspective

Filed under: hearing disorders, Reviews, TBI

A Solider's Conviction, Why We Fight

Another reposting to bring forth knowledge to those who wish to understand their combat veteran. My war was in 1991, fought against a invading force foregoing a countries self-determination and rule. A soldier has to believe that their cause has been...

Published Thu, Nov 05 2009 10:03 PM by PTSD: A Soldier's Perspective

Filed under: war, values

Review of Progressive Audiologic Tinnitus Management

This brochure provides the fundamental principles found in Progressive Audiologic Tinnitus Management (PATM) modality to raise awareness to the practitioner and veteran clients. Only about 20% of veterans suffering from tinnitus require a clinical intervention...

Published Fri, Jul 31 2009 10:39 PM by PTSD: A Soldier's Perspective

Filed under: hearing disorders, therapy

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

Illuminating our Covenant Selves

The other day I wrote about realizing and appreciating my relationships. I wanted to expound on what that means to me as it manifested within the conversation I had with my old dealer. I am thankful that God chose to reveal intimacy on a deeper level...

Published Tue, Aug 11 2009 11:38 AM by PTSD: A Soldier's Perspective

Filed under: relationships, inspirations

Fighting the Battle For Your Indentity One Tattoo at a Time

The work of Jonathan Shay work on the Odyssey and the Iliad illustrates the long history of the phenomenon of PTSD. Shay cataloged Odysseus's effort to return to an immemorial sense of home. Though I value the majority of Shay's claims, and I...

Published Sun, Mar 03 2013 5:56 PM by PTSD: A Soldier's Perspective

Filed under: identity, Joseph Miller, Growth, tattoos

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

Death Kill Veteran Soldier Why How

If you are just now joining us, I am posting overlooked articles that I think can build on an understanding of your combat veteran. In this post I attempt to portray the minds landscape of the veteran or soldier have gone to the brink of death and found...

Published Sun, Nov 08 2009 10:57 PM by PTSD: A Soldier's Perspective

Filed under: war, veterans, soldiers

Uncle Sam's Mistress Confers with her Virtual Eight Ball of Answers

Image via Wikipedia Thank you USM for your honor, courage and sacrifice to all you do for the wives of the military and our country. Uncle Sam can't or won't do it, so we'll have to do it for the ol dead beat. In your honor I unveil my newest...

Published Sat, Jul 24 2010 12:20 AM by PTSD, A Soldiers Perspective

Filed under: USM, Intellectual property, VEBA

A First Seargeant's Perspective Part III, Live Honoring America's Fallen

In this edition of A First Sergeant's Perspective we see CJ still struggling with issues of having a diagnosis of PTSD, denial of the magnitude, survivors guilt and minimizing his mental anguish as compared to soldiers in Iraq or Afghanistan. Later...

Published Tue, Aug 11 2009 10:01 PM by PTSD: A Soldier's Perspective

Filed under: A First Sergeant's Perspective, emotions

Stop The Presses

Well...what a great fucking IDEA it was to open a can of fucking worms...yep...squash em with a spoon. Poop...so. Yeah, ah...just listened to a voice message of my youngest son calling me a liar, punk, that I ain't got my *** together (never FUCKING...

Published Fri, May 28 2010 3:50 PM by PTSD, A Soldier's Perspective

Filed under: combatPTSDnews, Stop The Presses

CJ at A Soldier's Perspective: Soldier, if You Need it Ask for Help

At A Soldier's Perspective, CJ writes about everything under the sun. But, on June 30th, 2009 he wrote about his needing help with PTSD. With his position as a First Sergeant in the US Army and having served three tours gives this man considerable...

Published Sun, Aug 02 2009 9:09 PM by PTSD: A Soldier's Perspective

Filed under: stigma, PTSD

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