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Combat PTSD: A Psycho-Social and Spiritual Wound

America, I gave you my soul in 1991. I didn’t know it then that I would receive a psycho-social and spiritual wound that not even I could see. Of late we have heard much on the common symptoms of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder or [...]

Combat PTSD Blogger on ASP

Hello ASP readers, I am sure you have heard the latest on CJ’s blogging saga. I am not here to talk about that, we all know that he will address it when he can. For those [...]

Infinite Progress

I met with my social worker today for a counseling session and to give him a sense of where I am. We came to a few conclusions that I want to share. He helped me understand [...]

Consoled Afflictions

It’s been a rough week. I haven’t written much because I haven’t been able to focus my thoughts. I’ve got a few drafts that just don’t make enough sense to publish. Plus, my momma always said [...]

PTSD Is Not A Crutch

I’m going to take advantage of the current surge in attention to address the important topic of PTSD. Most people with PTSD try to avoid admitting that they suffer from it. There are those that try [...]

A Little Perspective Is In Order

[UPDATE 29 Sep 11: I've cut off comments to this post. I've given it enough time for everyone to respond and I'm moving on. I will not allow this to become a never-ending issue. Thank you [...]

Mark Wills Introduces Video Contest for Crazy Being Home Campaign

In April of this year, multi-platinum country music artist Mark Wills – a good friend of mine and the military – in alliance with USA Cares (a non-profit national military assistance charity founded to assist post-9/11 [...]

The Demons of War are Persistent

This post was sent to me by A.W. Schade, a Vietnam Veteran that has struggled with PTSD and wants to help today’s troops. I asked him if I could share it here and he agreed. When [...]

Ecstasy May Cure PTSD

Yes, it’s a real headline and actually the conclusion of the nonprofit Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies. There are already some indications that MDMA works. A South Carolina psychiatrist, working with MAPS and the Medical [...]

171,423 deployed Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans diagnosed with PTSD

According to the Department of Veterans Affairs, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is defined as a condition resulting from exposure to direct or indirect threat of death, serious injury or a physical threat” (VA, 2010, p.1).The [...]

The Fallacy of Yon (Part I)

Unlike Michael Yon, I have a real job that doesn’t involve traipsing around foreign countries taking blurry photos of water, mountains, etc. I’m training for an upcoming deployment to Afghanistan which means my internet access is [...]

When Depression Takes Over – Take Your Life Back, Don’t Take Your Life (Part III)

It’s been a rough year for Fort Hood. According to Army officials, there have been 14 suicides at Fort Hood and officials are scrambling to make sense of it. That is a statistic I don’t want [...]

When Depression Takes Over (Part II)

A few words of clarity before I continue. Regardless of what my mind tells me, I LOVE being a Soldier. I love serving my country and wearing this uniform. Part of my depression – aside from [...]

When Depression Takes Over

I think I’ve been avoiding admitting that I have depression for a long time. Last year, I decided that instead of hiding, I needed to do something about it. I probably couldn’t have picked a worse [...]