Comment from On Dealing with the Combat PTSD Veteran.
wshat a lod of shit. yh0out think you know ptsgd becaue you a brad driver?My response,
step outsi8d edand ytell me what is ptsd . fuck all od you that felel sorry for soldiers. we chowse this profdssion sna we know whaT WE get oursxledves in6o. you think oyu know ptsdL> ypou ever put yuour friends in a ody bvad? jyou ever see peolpe melted to th eground from an ied. fuck you .spr4eadign this bullthis. oyu know wh0o tis is
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Darktimes indeed, check it out,
I was a Bradley Driver who witnessed thousands of deaths in 100 hours. I was the Bradly Fighting Vehicle Driver ON Point for the 3rd Brigade, 1st AD. The 1st Brigade and the 2nd Brigade boxed the enemy Division in, then I led 5,000 men through and we killed them all!
Go ahead research what my unit did, I dare you. I led our tanks and infantry through a meat grinder; with over 20,000 enemy kills in 100 hours. I had a front row seat.
I drove for seven days straight without sleep through the biggest tank battle in the history of war. I watched people be vaporized, over and over again. I never saw the explosive force of an IED, but I did save a private from stepping on one of our air dispersed anti-personnel mines though.
This shit ain't even half of it, You hear me?
Mr. Lee. First and foremost allow me to apologize for subjecting you to my drunken rant. I came off as a fool and did the one thing that no vet should do; challenge another's combat experience. It was wrong and crude and I again apologize.
ReplyDeleteI have been struggling with ptsd recently. It comes and goes. I've just now started trying to deal with it and it seems to be a bigger can of worms than I thought. I had actually just gotten off the phone with a vet to vet line and was online looking for ptsd resources. Of course in my alcohol fueled state I was angry. I did the cheap thing and found an easy target to project my anger at. Again, I apologize. Luckily my computer was still open to your page this morning and I was able to see my unfortunate mistake. On the other hand, I have been reading your articles and will go through the pasp links to see what I can find. Again, sorry for insulting you and basically showing my ass.
Darktimes, thank you for the apology I appreciate it. I need to apologize for not handling your tirade better. I have been struggling of late also. I would suggest going to a VA inpatient PTSD program, look for the ones that have Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT). I went to a program in Memphis TN and was able to come to terms one of the most troublesome aspects of my war trauma. Again, I am sorry for the terse language I used.
ReplyDeleteWelcome Home brother.
Welcome Home...Both of you. 40 years ago I returned home from RVN. I'm still a work in progress because of PTSD and the VA just recently decided that I actually qualified for a disability. I remind myself each day its another day, another opportunity to succeed. Thanks to both of you for serving.
ReplyDeleteThank you Chris, it took me 19 years to get the benefits I deserve. Keep working on it brother, Welcome Home.
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