Posted on Sep 22, 2020
Why is it so easy for the board member to tell you that your story is not true and remand it back for more evidence?
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Some of us take a little longer than others to ask for help. When I finally reached out, worked through as much of it as I could through the MST program and the additional two years of therapy afterwards, I still had to tell my story to a second C&P therapist after the first one told me that he thought I just suffered buyers remorse after the encounter. He was the reason it took me 7 more years before I told anyone else. The board reminded my case back to the VBA again and I had to re-live the events again. I can't do it another time. If that is why it has taken 16 months and nothing has been done, how do I just say no more?
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Most local Congressional offices have a person who can help you cut through the red tape and this seems like a good case for them to take.
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I feel the same way when I have to go to VA re-evaluations for my PTSD. Most of this is stuff I don't want to talk about and I am physically drained afterwards. It is hard to go through sometimes but the only way we can get help and get this stuff documented is to open up and share that ugliness and pain.
I recommend you getting in touch with the Wounded Warrior Project Warrior Care Network. They have a network of clinics that do extensive and intensive inpatient treatment for PTSD/TBI/MST. I attended Homebase in Boston in February and it was literally life changing. You will be asked to open up and share as much as you can bear and the process is like drinking water from a fire hose at times but it will change your life for the better.
https://www.woundedwarriorproject.org/programs/warrior-care-network
I recommend you getting in touch with the Wounded Warrior Project Warrior Care Network. They have a network of clinics that do extensive and intensive inpatient treatment for PTSD/TBI/MST. I attended Homebase in Boston in February and it was literally life changing. You will be asked to open up and share as much as you can bear and the process is like drinking water from a fire hose at times but it will change your life for the better.
https://www.woundedwarriorproject.org/programs/warrior-care-network
PTSD Treatment Centers - VA Mental Health Clinic | WWP
Warrior Care Network, WWP's veteran mental health treatment center has 5 locations that provide veterans living with PTSD, TBI, and related conditions with a path to long-term wellness.
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Sgt Rowena Howard
I feel like I finally walked through this process for two years of weekly therapy with the MST coordinator and I felt like I maybe, just maybe some wounds could heal but every time C&P says, "We need you to go talk to ...", I feel like everything I suffered through has escaped me and I am back in that moment. I can't get out and I can't get away. Thank you, I will take down your resource. I really appreciate you sharing with me.
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SSgt Christophe Murphy
Sgt Rowena Howard I can relate to the feeling of dread having to unpack all of that for a complete stranger in just a 30-40 minute session. It makes me ill just thinking about it and I get super stressed leading up to it and drained afterwards. It’s never as bad as I make it out to be in my head but I hate the idea of someone sizing up my experiences and my presentation of my experiences and deciding whether it’s valid or invalid.
Going to the treatment is worth it. I was reluctant to go but I am so glad that I did. The staff are so friendly and really push you towards becoming healthier and being a better version of yourself.
Going to the treatment is worth it. I was reluctant to go but I am so glad that I did. The staff are so friendly and really push you towards becoming healthier and being a better version of yourself.
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Too true, I personally didn't want to deal with the extreme hassle they were giving me so I waited for 15yrs until It really got detrimental to my life and finally got some of my dues!
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Sgt Rowena Howard
That is where I was when I realize I either needed help or I was going to lose the last person in my life that had stuck by me. But telling this same story over and over sometimes hard than the actual event because the looks you get makes you feel so guilty and at fault.
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