PTSD: A Soldier’s Perspective

Support Family of a Vet in Discover Card Design Contest

Discover Card is holding a design contest to help raise money for Operation Homefront. The winning design will become an official new design for Discover cards and will earn $5,000! CLICK HERE to VOTE for THIS DESIGN Family Of a Vet (under the name of...

Published Wed, Jul 06 2011 10:23 AM by PTSD: A Soldier's Perspective

Filed under: contest, Family of a Vet

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

Hallowed Day: 4th of July

A new friend said to me, "I can't even imagine how the 4th of July feels for veterans..." and "Did you ever get hurt in the line of duty?" I shared with her my being wounded in mind for the last 20 years. She asked me how I deal...

Published Sun, Jul 03 2011 9:48 PM by PTSD: A Soldier's Perspective

Filed under: 4th of July

Thinking Patterns of War Can Impede a Veterans Life

People come here because they want to understand Combat PTSD. I appreciate your desire to learn, I am here to educate. War will change the way we think, feel and behave. Our minds can trick us into believing everything within ourselves is fine, the same...

Published Sun, Jul 03 2011 12:46 PM by PTSD: A Soldier's Perspective

Filed under: Combat PTSD, Combat PTSD Vet Perspective, killing, Pitfalls of Home

Frustrated and Alone: Combat PTSD Awareness

I received this comment on one of my better articles on Combat Rage and What We May Do With It ; the Combat PTSD Veteran. Frustrated and Alone (FA) was me 6 years ago, I have come back from the brink of utter loneliness and abject isolation this young...

Published Mon, Jun 27 2011 2:29 PM by PTSD: A Soldier's Perspective

Filed under: Barriers to Care, Combat PTSD, community

Press Release - VA Main Sites Give No Mention of National PTSD Awareness Day

Family Of a Vet, Inc. / FamilyOfaVet.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Brannan Vines E-mail: Brannan@FamilyOfaVet.com VA MAIN SITES GIVE NO MENTION OF NATIONAL PTSD AWARENESS DAY, Further Underlining the Stigma for Heroes and Families Who Are Struggling...

Published Mon, Jun 27 2011 10:12 AM by PTSD: A Soldier's Perspective

Filed under: press release

Combat PTSD Blogger: Host at Voice of Warriors Talk Radio, Veteran Edition.

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/voiceofwarriors/2011/07/01/veterans-edition--premiere Voice of Warriors Talk Radio , Veteran Edition host, Scott A. Lee your Combat PTSD Blogger, brought to you by FamilyOfaVet.com . Emphasizing the Warrior Perspective on...

Published Sun, Jun 26 2011 9:36 PM by PTSD: A Soldier's Perspective

Filed under: BlogTalkRadio, Scott Lee, VOW

Anger Needs a Target: Don't Ask a Vet About Their Medicine During Stressful Events

The other day a friend unknowingly asked me the wrong question during a PTSD moment. "Are you taking your meds?" Asking a Combat PTSD Veteran if they have taken their medicine during times of stress can often be frowned upon by the wary Vet...

Published Mon, Jun 20 2011 5:11 PM by PTSD: A Soldier's Perspective

Filed under: Combat PTSD Vet Perspective, communicating with Combat Vet, anger

Kent School of Social Work Fucks Over Combat PTSD Blogger

I went to Walmart about an hour and half ago and about had a meltdown, it surprised the hell out of me. The last time a panic attack threatened to engulf me was a year ago. Which TRIGGERED this meltdown at home on the keyboard; you heard it here first...

Published Tue, Jun 14 2011 5:16 PM by PTSD: A Soldier's Perspective

Filed under: Combat PTSD Vet Perspective, University of Louisville

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

Caregivers Need to Learn the Signs of Burnout and Secondary PTSD

You are not alone; welcome home to our veteran’s means something more profound then setting foot back on our homeland. For the combat veteran returning from war does not mean it’s a done deal; coming home. I tell a veteran welcome home to honor their...

Published Thu, Jun 09 2011 12:49 PM by PTSD: A Soldier's Perspective

Filed under: Combat Values Theory, PTSD Caregivers

Mark Wills, Crazy Being Home: Combat PTSD Blogger's Review

This video is of Mark Wills' song "Crazy Being Home," it's a tribute to the way the combat veteran feels when coming home and what we may expect to encounter. It captures the emotion and identification we mysterosly seem to lack when...

Published Mon, Jun 06 2011 3:07 PM by PTSD: A Soldier's Perspective

Filed under: Reviews, Combat PTSD Vet Perspective, YouTube, song

Memories, Flashbacks and Dissociation as a Function of Combat PTSD/TBI: Experiential Research

I am a Combat PTSD Veteran of the First Gulf War, I saw hectares of blood stained sands strung as the death clock clicked, chimed and claimed 45,000 lives. I lay witness, on point for the 3rd brigade of the 1st AD and beheld the 20,000 lives my unit snuffed...

Published Sun, Jun 05 2011 3:45 PM by PTSD: A Soldier's Perspective

Filed under: dissociation, Combat PTSD Vet Perspective, memories, flashbacks

Purpose

To live my purpose is to find a way ~ Combat PTSD Blogger

Published Sun, Jun 05 2011 2:31 PM by PTSD: A Soldier's Perspective

Filed under: inspirations

Call for Local Community Organization

If you are a family member of a veteran with Combat PTSD, OR a family member of the fallen. You are welcome here. If you need support, I can assist you in understanding the Combat PTSD Veterans mind and how to communicate with your loved one. We can do...

Published Sat, Jun 04 2011 3:03 PM by PTSD: A Soldier's Perspective

Filed under: advocate

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