What has helped you cope with PTSD?

RallyPoint News — Tue, 03 Sep 2019 12:06:35 -0400

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Response by SGT Ben Keen made Sep 3 at 2019 12:18 PM

SGT Ben Keen — Tue, 03 Sep 2019 12:18:34 -0400

I got help with my PTSD from several places. First and foremost, my family. With their support and understanding, I realized that what I came home with was normal because after all PTSD is your brain's normal reaction to an abnormal situation. Second, my therapist helped me by teaching me ways to work WITH PTSD. And lastly my fellow veterans here and elsewhere helped by providing me people that I can turn to when I feel lost.

Response by SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth made Sep 3 at 2019 12:21 PM

SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth — Tue, 03 Sep 2019 12:21:39 -0400

Friends and family.

Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 3 at 2019 12:54 PM

1SG Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 03 Sep 2019 12:54:39 -0400

Time.
Stability.
My wife.
My family.
My Soldiers.
Not complicated, really. The hardest thing to do was letting myself out of my own prison in my mind.

Response by Maj Kim Patterson made Sep 3 at 2019 1:05 PM

Maj Kim Patterson — Tue, 03 Sep 2019 13:05:14 -0400

Equine therapy at Cloud 9 in Milton Kansas. They foster children and horses. They were recently at the Veterans Suicide Summit here in Kansas. I sigh you could have heard my dear friend Jamie speak.

Response by GySgt Jerry Hattox made Sep 3 at 2019 9:47 PM

GySgt Jerry Hattox — Tue, 03 Sep 2019 21:47:31 -0400

I stopped drinking and went back to church

Response by MAJ Ken Landgren made Sep 5 at 2019 10:00 PM

MAJ Ken Landgren — Thu, 05 Sep 2019 22:00:57 -0400

Knowing quitting was not an option during the darkest part of my life.

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 11 at 2019 1:03 PM

LTC Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 11 Sep 2019 13:03:49 -0400

My SPTSD Service Dog, Truffles, a 9-lb 9 year old DEA trained Jackapoo who thinks she is a huge Malinois or Alsatian!

Response by MAJ Ken Landgren made Sep 14 at 2019 4:12 PM

MAJ Ken Landgren — Sat, 14 Sep 2019 16:12:40 -0400

What helped me was knowing I could not and should not hurt my family. It was a constant in a sea of variables.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 15 at 2019 6:01 AM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 15 Sep 2019 06:01:16 -0400

Education. Education about myself. We changed and we are not the same. I went through several counselor# and psychiatrist and one helped me to the point, I would say she saved my life. It’s hard to face the demons but it’s worth the fight. Learn all you can about PTS and yourself. It’s ok to be angry or shed some tears. It’s your life and it’s worth living. Reach out and get some help.

Response by Cpl James R. " Jim" Gossett Jr made Sep 17 at 2019 6:02 PM

Cpl James R. " Jim" Gossett Jr — Tue, 17 Sep 2019 18:02:20 -0400

Group...

Response by MAJ Ken Landgren made Sep 19 at 2019 12:15 PM

MAJ Ken Landgren — Thu, 19 Sep 2019 12:15:13 -0400

Finding love for myself, family, and fellow man.

Response by MAJ Ken Landgren made Sep 19 at 2019 12:52 PM

MAJ Ken Landgren — Thu, 19 Sep 2019 12:52:16 -0400

I decided suicide would hurt the family, so that was my driving force to keep alive and never quit.