Posted on May 22, 2015
The Ranger, a story of Post-Traumatic Stress and Resiliency
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I was just turned on to the All Warrior Network. “The Ranger” is a brutally honest and deeply heartfelt story of U.S. Army Ranger, Chris Bemiss. Chris recounts his journey from the battlefield where he took part in the heroic rescue of Army Soldier Jessica Lynch and later was injured in a tragic accident, through the darkness of his struggle with PTS (Post-Traumatic Stress), and how living the Ranger Creed now drives his life in the memory of his fallen brothers. The film is directed by Emmy Award Winning Director, Robert Ham and is an All Warrior Network original documentary.
I will say that being a Ranger is much more than what many think it is. Ranger School is the easy part. Living it is the hard part.
I will say that being a Ranger is much more than what many think it is. Ranger School is the easy part. Living it is the hard part.
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That's a difficult show to watch if you suffer from PTSD. In short, it's real.
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PTSD patients often lament they miss their old self, as they find their new normal.
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I think the biggest challenge is to realize that you are not the same anymore and will never be. You really only learn to live with it. It isn't something that ever goes away. I recall when I got back from my first tour my wife told me a couple years later that she missed the old me before I went to war. We all change. We just have to learn to live with it. I was lucky my wife gave me the unconditional love I needed without here I doubt I would have such an successful result.
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MAJ Ken Landgren
I have a feeling we have similar experiences, we found a new self and became stable, but a lot was lost in the process. Once in awhile I still think of my past and how I missed what I have lost.
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MAJ Ken Landgren
Doug you are absolutely right. Folks with PTSD share a lot in common. At first I knew I was crazy, then I felt hopeless as I did not know who could help me or if I could be helped at all. With therapy I decided to work on one symptom at a time until I became stable. No racing thoughts, anxiety, depression, sleeplessness, pit in the stomach, guilt. Guilt is an anchor that you need to cut the chain to. Being stable did not mean everything was fine, it meant that I am able to deal with symptoms, but I am forever changed.
I know putting myself out on the line like this will change some peoples perception of me in a negative or positive manner, but I think the total good outweighs the total the bad. I take the risk because I want to educate others.
I know putting myself out on the line like this will change some peoples perception of me in a negative or positive manner, but I think the total good outweighs the total the bad. I take the risk because I want to educate others.
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It's so profound. The journey back is the most misunderstood and painful. Painful not only to watch, but experience. This shows so much bravery and courage I wish some of the comrades I lost could have read this before we lost them to the abyss of PTSD.
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I agree. I watched the whole thing. I really enjoyed it. I was in a unit that lived by the Ranger Creed. I thought it was awesome that he drew from that. I had a rough transition back the civilian. I remember coming back from OIF I and the Army really didn't care about PTSD. I was lucky to work my way through it. But as we all know we only learn to live with it. I don't think it is something you can completely heal from.
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LTC Gregory Bishop
It's about helping each other along the way….maintain the battle-buddy, Ranger Creed, Warrior ethos, whatever you call….keep watching each other's six.
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MAJ Ken Landgren
I concluded today that PTSD has created a portal to the past and future that I can not completely control.
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