Hey Travis, welcome to the forum mate.

Evie, I do want to point out a cold truth though, seen as though were at it in this thread already, in that the shit you are seeing Brians actions to his death cause for your family, are the exact repercussions you would cause if you died from doing some of the dumb shit you have done/do at times, yes, you know what I'm talking about... maybe your family do/don't, but lets be honest, if you succeeded in any suicidal attempt, your now seeing what you would cause. I hope this is some food for thought for you Evie to think clearer when suicidal ideation is present within you.

Sorry Travis for hijacking the thread.... had to take that opportunity to point that out to Evie... especially under present circumstances.

So Travis, back to your post.... PTSD is being investigated for genitic traits, however; there is no conclusive evidence as yet that genetics predispose any family member to PTSD, stress, anxiety, etc. Why so many in your family? Male + military + operational time = high chance of PTSD. Male simply equates that genetics isolate males to not talking about their true emotion; military and operational time equals trauma with the added bonus of predisposition due to military training.