It doesn't have to be a sandtrap. You do have control over your life. You have more control than you think you do. Tell yourself that fact. I am a Desert Storm vet who got 60% service-connected disability right off active duty, then got 100% disability seven years later, at just 37 years old.

Your life is not over, and you you will not have to sleep on the streets unless you really want to do that. You have options and you make choices. We have PTSD, and we are not normal, but that does not mean that we will be homeless. We choose to ask for help. We get the help we need. We get the help we deserve. We received those medals. Now, we will get the medical treatment we deserve. You are too strong to give up.