tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8207713177773691778.post856010877165481663..comments2023-06-28T07:59:16.685-04:00Comments on PTSD: A Soldier's Perspective: Mental Health EmergenciesScott Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17861938200417302754noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8207713177773691778.post-12260200695325348892018-02-01T13:46:34.725-05:002018-02-01T13:46:34.725-05:00Amanda, I hope this message finds you well also. I...Amanda, I hope this message finds you well also. I am doing better than I have in several years so I am back! So glad the blog is helping.<br /><br />Reliving our trauma stressors (events causing our disorder) is the hallmark symptom of post-traumatic stress disorder. If we keep reliving without sharing, they begin to control our lives. The fear response becomes the prevalent emotion guiding our everyday choices.<br /><br />Unprocessed trauma stressors will keep repeating. If we do not process these memories they become the unconscious default mode in decision making. Thus keeping us from our friends, family and attending events or outings.<br /><br />To avoid this pitfall, one needs an empathetic mental health practitioner to guide them through the traumas. It took me a decade of therapy to come to terms with my war trauma and how it affected my outlook on life.<br /><br />When I described the overall actions we took in combat. He summed it up succinctly, it as a massacre. It was too hard to fathom the characterization. When he spoke those words it struck at the heart of my Moral Injury. It was the reason I felt irredeemable and wanted to kill myself for so many years.<br /><br />This lead to being able to process the kernel of my traumatizations, of being raped when I was 5 years old. My mind had blocked out the event, but I knew something terrible happened. I thought my father was involved somehow, so our relationship was contentious. When I was 44 some of the memories came back of that night.<br /><br />The article on being raped; https://ptsdasoldiersperspective.blogspot.com/2017/12/complex-ptsd-and-out-of-body-experiences.html<br /><br />Processing our traumatizations takes away the strength of our symptoms, and reduces the unconscious fear processing. I hope this helps. <br />Scott Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17861938200417302754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8207713177773691778.post-45039108712188840342018-02-01T13:12:01.826-05:002018-02-01T13:12:01.826-05:00You are welcome Sharlene, thank you for the respon...You are welcome Sharlene, thank you for the response. Sorry it took me so long to respond. I started back blogging again.Scott Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17861938200417302754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8207713177773691778.post-45936323227412257532016-10-17T19:39:26.626-04:002016-10-17T19:39:26.626-04:00I hope this message finds you well.
"If you...I hope this message finds you well. <br /><br />"If you want to lessen the consequences of your traumatic responses, then share with someone who can help you process the absurdity of your war trauma."<br /><br />Can you explain this a bit more? I a not quite sure I understand what you mean. I have a Marine Vet friend who was diagnosed with PTSD several months ago. He is doing the best he can as am I trying to help him. Your Blog has valuable information that has helped me tremendously (I started from the bottom and working my way up). How or who helps with the "absurdity of war trauma"? <br /><br />Thank you so much for these blogs!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12456738472922558133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8207713177773691778.post-10456129160993225672012-06-20T19:20:49.792-04:002012-06-20T19:20:49.792-04:00Thank you, Scott, for addressing this very importa...Thank you, Scott, for addressing this very important topic. I am a wife of a combat veteran who has attempted suicide twice, both times resulting in violent clashes with police officers. Even with this history of very real suicide attempts, it was startling to me how difficult it was to find help for my husband in subsequent crises. I wish I had been aware of sites like this back then where my husband could have connected with other vets...he rarely left the house and was so isolated. I'm sure you are helping so many by bringing these dark, difficult topics into the light. Thanks! SharleneSharlene Prinsenhttp://blinddevotionblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8207713177773691778.post-67901485878907350142012-06-14T11:04:39.582-04:002012-06-14T11:04:39.582-04:00I value readers who feel what I am writing, thank ...I value readers who feel what I am writing, thank you.Scott Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17861938200417302754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8207713177773691778.post-67301702984096336812012-06-12T12:04:30.606-04:002012-06-12T12:04:30.606-04:00Thank you Scott for sharing a very important messa...Thank you Scott for sharing a very important message that many think about but never speak out loud, their fear's and trouble's. It's good to know that Vet's are not alone. Vet's healing Vet's.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com