Page 842 - Total War on PTSD

I have been dealing with PTSD for over 20 years and the first several years of that, not being diagnosed, not knowing what the problem was but knowing that there was some kind of problem...I'd say I had pretty much the same challenges that everybody else does with PTSD. I've been to the point of being suicidal but I've never attempted suicide...but I've been there. I've come to realize that PTSD doesn't have to define who you are. That is so important to know because if you let it define you then you let it control every action and every thought. Nothing should have that kind of power over you. Especially not something that you can't control or that you can't do a whole lot about. There's only so much control that you have and that's really frustrating, especially when you take into account the short-term memory loss, the depression and anxiety out of nowhere, etc. You just have to keep reminding yourself that it's available, and you are not afraid to seek counseling. It's helped me a lot. There are some who are good...and some who are not so good. You just have to take the time and find the right one. Every one of them had some kind of impact on me regardless...and helped me to get where I am today.
Never feel like there's nothing and there's no one who can understand. At the very least find some fellow Veterans to talk to...because we've been there...and we will be there again. We may not have all experienced the same junk but we still all carry around the effects of it so we understand.
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