Date:

16 Apr 2006

Time:

23:04

Comments

It is a normal reaction to an abnormal situation but maybe for squaddies it is an abnormal reaction to a normal situation, I don't know. Why am I a fruit loop and not others ? Thank god for Combat Stress. I reacted how I had been trained, I walked away the bad guys didn't..I some civvies make me feel guilty for NOT feeling guilty.
Anyway good site.
mobymonster@hotmail.com

 

Date:

27 Apr 2006

Time:

18:56

Comments

I have been living with the effects of PTSD for 18 years, and have only just been diagnosed. this website has been a real eye-opener for me. I cant believe it, I'm not mad! I am just as normal as everyone else. this has been a great tiny step up my mountain, thanks a million,
Tracy.

 

Date:

04 May 2006

Time:

15:20

Comments

HI THANKS FOR HAVING A WEB SIGHT FOR PTSD LADS AND LASSIES ,ITS ONLY IN THE LAST YEAR I HAVE COME TO UNDERSTAND WHY MY HEAD IS FUCKED UP ,IT HAS TAKEN ME 20 + YEARS TO REALISE ,I NOW HAVE THINGS TO DO ,GIFTS TO GIVE ,PURPOSES TO ACCOMPLISH ,I REQUIRE MY FULL STRENGTH AND COURAGE AND PEACE OF MIND TO DO THIS

GET HELP ASAP DON'T WAIT FOR THE MEN IN WHITE COATS TO ARRIVE

P.S HUG YOUR WIFE AND KIDS

STEVIE-D

 

Date:

07 June 2006

Time:

09:52        

Comments

I have not served in the forces although I have similar problems from being bullied at school and at home when I was a child. I have found the NHS near useless when it comes to PTSD, I have been referred to a psych who said there was nothing he could do because I am not mentally "ill". I have no idea why there is such a distinction drawn between mental illness and mental injury, it stops those who really need it from getting help. I have ended up diagnosing myself from information I have found on the internet, of which there is plenty, such as this site. It really helps to put a label on the condition and know that I'm not alone and I'm not going crazy (although it feels like that). I have had some success with counselling, both private and through charitable organisations. I've learnt that with counselling it's important to find a good counsellor that knows about PTSD and is someone you can relate to.

Thanks to the owner of this site and I wish anyone reading this best of luck in recovery.

Rob

 

Date:

13 June 2006

Time:

18:25       

Comments

Thanks for a great site Andy, I've sent you an e-mail. I only came to terms with the fact I have PTSD very recently, like a lot of ex squaddies. I left in '87 on a medical discharge and now thank God, I have the help and support of Combat Stress, when are the Government going to recognise and support their work? I'm still fighting the Vet Agency for recognition of my problems, as I know a lot of others are too.
Take care, keep up the good work.

Mac

 

Date:

19 June 2006

Time:

23:00       

Comments

Great site, I have suffered with PTSD since the Falklands War, I am keeping a Blog up until the Falklands 25th anniversary. This is my Blog http://watching-men-burn.blogspot.com/ If you give me your HTML code I will add your link

Mack.

 

Date:

20 June 2006

Time:

21:47       

Comments

Hi Folks, Scott Fraser here. I've just come back from my first week at Hollybush House, and I have enjoyed the peace and quiet, and the group sessions as well, I go back again in November and that will be me attending twice a year until I'm old and grey. When I go back in November where they will get started on me as they say. Thanks to Andy and especially my mate Steve Taffy Horvarth who I found through this web site, if it wasn't for you guys I think that I would be under a bus by now. Thanks mates.

 

Date:

26 June 2006

Time:

15:53       

Comments

I suffer PTSD too, combat stress have really helped me out a lot. I am running in a 10km event for combat stress on Sunday 2nd July , anyone wishing to sponsor me can do at following address- www.justgiving.com/Athomas 

Thanks keep smiling all!

 

Date:

28 June 2006

Time:

00:33       

Comments

I love your web site.

 

Date:

11 July 2006

Time:

21:41       

Comments

Thank-you. I was diagnosed with PTSD following service in Al Amarah last year on Op TELIC. With some assistance on the way I've got myself out of where I was and now, looking back, I am amazed to think of where I was. I still have to carry a burden but I'm in a position where I can do this more easily. The advice which has been posted here is very useful and is consistent with professional advice I have been given.

Good luck to all others out there who have been subjected to PTSD, look after the rocks in your life!

Dan

 

Date:

08 August 2006

Time:

11:14       

Comments

FORMER KOSB. I HAD ACCIDENT AT WORK UTTER NEGLECT ELECTROCUTED VARIOUS INJURIES SOME TIME LATER I REALISED I WAS NOT MYSELF AND THINGS GOT WORSE UNTIL I SOUGHT HELP I HAVE PTSD I THOUGHT I WAS GOING MAD READING THE INFO ON THIS SITE HAS HELPED ME VERY MUCH ALSO THANKS.

 

Date:

10 August 2006

Time:

06:20       

Comments

thanku.  we need more help like your site to help our loved ones. tami

 

Date:

16 August 2006

Time:

14:04       

Comments

Hi to all.

I don't really know why I feel the need to leave a message, or tell my story (in brief), but I hope it will help someone, somewhere.  When I was 15 (I'm now 40) years old my father decapitated himself (suicide), and I found the body.  This put me on the streets for a few years, until I eventually managed to secure a place in Her Majesties Armed Forces, which on reflection was probably not my best cause of action. 

I won't bore you with all the gory details, enough to say Northern Ireland , Gulf 1 and 3 tours of the FRY.  I left colour service in 98 after 13 years, and left job after job, town after town and woman after woman.  In July of 2004 I was involved in a very serious RTA where I was pronounced dead at the scene twice, and DOA at the hospital! Throughout all this I didn't realize I had a problem of any description, until I was advised to see a 'shrink' with regard a claim for the RTA.  Once I started to talk to her the flood gates opened, she confirmed I was suffering from what she described as 'multi event PTSD' and I completely lost the plot (too many boxes opened at once?).

I attacked my (then) employer with a samurai sword and walked away from my home, my job, my friends my family and my life.  I took a massive overdose and was devastated when I woke up 4 days later.

I am now trying to come to terms with the last 25 years of my life, and have reluctantly agreed to seek the support of the local health authorities mental health team.

I don't blame the services, I don't blame my father, I blame myself for not seeking medical help sooner. 

All I can say to anyone who's reading this, or looking at this site, is the sooner you get round to seeking help, the sooner your life and those of your loved ones around you will improve.  The fact that you're here, reading this has got to be a start?

To absent friends.

Anon. (I ain't that brave yet!)

Sometimes just talking and admitting that there is a problem and asking for help are the hardest steps to take.  You have managed this and that is something that you need to be proud of.  I truly hope that you will be able to regain a quality of life that you deserve after many years of suffering.

Andy

 

Date:

17 September 2006

Time:

22:33       

Comments

I wish I could persuade my ex husband to access your site. He is armed forces - has been all his life. He has had difficulty in maintaining a relationship with myself & the children for more than a few hours at a time & while there is no alcohol/drug/domestic violence problems - he does self-harm on almost a daily basis.

He is chronically depressed & denies the frequency of his self-harm. When we have sought help from medical centre & families/welfare unit but he has not participated fully & therefore it has all fallen apart. 

I have had to divorce a man I still love with all my heart because I cannot bring my children up with PTSD hanging over their heads. Never knowing when the next upset will come & the constant repression of anger & resentment hanging in the atmosphere at home. 

I fear he will never find the answers he is looking for because he will never admit there is a problem. What a sad waste of a life.

 

Date:

25 September 2006

Time:

17:39       

Comments

THIS IS A GREAT WEB PAGE AND IT HAS HELP ME, READING OTHER VETS PROBLEMS. WELL DONE GUYS AND THANK YOU ALL BOB L

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Definition

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a natural emotional reaction to a deeply shocking and disturbing experience. It is a normal reaction to an abnormal situation.