tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8207713177773691778.post5705329709696556235..comments2023-06-28T07:59:16.685-04:00Comments on PTSD: A Soldier's Perspective: Two Weeks Into CPTScott Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17861938200417302754noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8207713177773691778.post-59643912748680986642013-09-02T00:46:14.982-04:002013-09-02T00:46:14.982-04:00Michelle,
I can speak only from my own experiences...Michelle,<br />I can speak only from my own experiences as a recently retired Army Veteran who has been where you have been and i will tell you for me. My most recent rape (there is more than one here too) was a gang rape by my SGM, 1SG, and two SFC's. I am a SFC and did not believe that my own would act this way and they did. I was lost and full of anger and no outlet because I wasn't strong enough then to say something. As I retired recently my health issues due to MST lead me to a social worker who I didn't think could do anything for me, and I can say I don't think she can, because she made me believe that I am stronger than I thought. I don't share with people, but I write. Painful, gut wrenching journal entries. That has allowed me to let the pain out.. Stay Strong and I know you will make it through this hell you are in. I am right there with you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8207713177773691778.post-67522960667307315522013-08-27T11:29:03.254-04:002013-08-27T11:29:03.254-04:00I'm a combat veteran and just finished up my 1...I'm a combat veteran and just finished up my 12th week of CPT therapy. I have had a very hard time opening up and writing down things that I have had buried inside me for a very long time. I don't believe that this type of therapy is beneficial for combat veterans, it has actually made all of my PTSD symptoms worse, and I do not recommend it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8207713177773691778.post-70157457054441917692013-04-08T16:14:17.085-04:002013-04-08T16:14:17.085-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.nikitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10146671762268828916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8207713177773691778.post-87734220175751109892013-04-08T09:31:13.984-04:002013-04-08T09:31:13.984-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.m. montenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8207713177773691778.post-73430704226181804742013-04-08T07:31:31.299-04:002013-04-08T07:31:31.299-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.nikitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10146671762268828916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8207713177773691778.post-23726987579382697372013-01-19T12:00:49.443-05:002013-01-19T12:00:49.443-05:00The trauma's we do not remember are the most i...The trauma's we do not remember are the most intrusive, they have the most power over us. The ones that rip the reality from our center; flashbacks, hallucinations and dissociative fugues. The traumas will always be there. By focusing on the trauma you fear the most it will set you free in the near future.<br /><br />The unresolved traumas take on huge roles in our lives. Major sections of our thinking become involved in avoiding and projecting. This sets up powerful reactions to our triggers, the most severe reactions of PTSD and MST; the dissociative features named above. <br /><br />You don't have to accept to write it all out at once. Start with 10 minute sessions. If you can do that 3 times a day. If you write more go ahead. The idea is accepting to write about your trauma for 10 minutes. An achievable goal in the context of time it takes to prepare mentally before and the decompression time afterward.<br /><br />You are not alone, welcome home. Scott Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17861938200417302754noreply@blogger.com