Living with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

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August 2007

PTSD - by Minnie - (Fri, Aug 17 2007)
I was a young nineteen year old female in the United States Army. I was very short and tiny except for my breast. Every day the MP’s would make smart remarks about me. [more..]
shell shocked - by Ronnie - (Mon, Aug 06 2007)
I was injurerd in Iraq in 2003,and was discharged from the Army due to my injuries.The physical wounds have healed but the mental injuries are worse. I now have these compultions and nightmares and all kinds of energy biult up in my head that just keeps flashing like a camara at a Super-Bowl game. I do things I wouldn’t have normaly ever done before. [more..]
PTSD - by Shana R - (Wed, Aug 01 2007)
How many years does it take to get over something? Why do we think we don’t need therapy? It feels like I ruin everything I have with this illness. [more..]

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