Nikki,

Welcome to the PTSD forum.

I feel for you, the reason being. My wife had to deal with, and is dealing with My PTSD that I got while serving during the first Gulf war. Every thing you said she has gone though.

Allow Me to explain, when your husband was Iraq, He was "always" on the look out for "bad guys" tring to kill him and His fellow Marines. He was and from what you said still is over there.

what do I mean that He is still over there?
I'll use Myself as an explain. I know that I am home , however, My mind is still over there, still fighting, being shoot at. Anything can cause My flash backs, sight, sound, smell.

I just found this out a few days ago.

When someone is being shoot at, brain chemicals kick in, these are called adrenaline and endrorphines. These keep you alert, however they are toxic.

Your husband subconcously needs that rush. He is used to yelling, being shoot at,running or ducking for his life, very stressful. But here in the states He cant get that rush. So "maybe" or "more then likely" he is doing these things to get that rush, without knowing about it.

I wish you the best Nikki, and hope that, whatever higher power that you belive in, leads your husband to get the help he needs.

Mayhem