Intro - Iraq For 2 Years

[brad.brown06]

Brad Brown here. I have PTSD. I am in the Army stationed in VA. I was in Iraq for 24 months. I am still fighting this PTSD, still, after being home for over 2 years. It doesn't get any easier. Hopefully this will help a bit. Good day.

[She Cat]

Hi Brad,

Welcome to the forum. Thank you and all of the guys & gals for what you do in serving our country, and protecting all of us.

Thank you.

[goingonhope]

Hello !!!

Do hope this forum helps you Brad, and Welcome to it!

I too, Thank you for serving our country.

I am still fighting this PTSD, still, after being home for over 2 years.

Some good advice I've got here within the forum is, to just accept my PTSD and not fight it. I was told that the more I fight it, the more negative emotions I would cause, and hasn't this been true for me at times.

It was recommended that I accept it and work with it so that my life might continually become better. Having had PTSD for many yrs. now, my experience is that life with PTSD can get easier and can with proper treatments, time and process and continuing healing work, again be satisfying and even deeply enjoyable at times.

So Brad, Welcome and I do pray that life does become easier for you as well.


It doesn't get any easier.

Just another way of thinking about this: It hasn't gotten any easier, yet.

Brad, take care, and hope to see you around the forum sometimes, as it has quite a substantial amount of useful information and people here can be very supportive.

Glad you found this forum. And again, please take care.


Hope

[sisu]

Hello Brad,
Welcome. I am learning about ptsd myself...my boyfriend/ex-boyfriend/whatever he is right now....has ptsd from serving in the Army also. He was diagnosed 4 years ago and most of the time does quite well. But...then a trigger happens and he spirals downward. That is where he is right now.

Get counseling, stay with it, take the meds and stay strong. You and every other person with ptsd deserves to have a happy life. I can't wait until there is an acutual cure.

Sisu

[Seeking_Nirvana]

Hi Brad and welcome to the forum. This is a good place to start understanding PTSD.

Peace
Tammy

[upstream]

Hi Brad, hope we can be of some help!

[morgan]

Hi Brad, Welcome to the forum and thank you from a veteran. I appreciate what you've sacrificed for our country. The National Center for PTSD is a wonderful program for veterans and active duty. It can really help you get your feet underneath you and it does start to get easier. If you're interested talk to your Dr. they should be able to get you a referral.

Take care, Morgan