Medicated Into Oblivion
Friday, March 5th, 2010 Posted in PTSD Perspectives | 6 Comments »This week's Army Times paper had a story titled "Medicating the Military" by Brendan McGarry. It was kind of a sobering piece about the toll eight years of war has taken on our troops. One of the graphics ...
Coping With The Stigma
Friday, December 25th, 2009 Posted in PTSD Perspectives | 15 Comments »My recent battles with local school officials have highlighted the ignorance of American Society with respect to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). When other families and I got upset about an untimely policy decision and an out of control ...
Sons’ Deaths Inspires Soldier to Help Others
Thursday, October 1st, 2009 Posted in PTSD Perspectives | 1 Comment »Major General Mark Graham is a man that knows sorrow, feelings of hopelessness, and tragedy. After losing two sons, he battled instincts to give up and live a life of grief and regret. MG Graham visited Redstone Arsenal ...
The Power of Seeking Help
Friday, September 18th, 2009 Posted in Military Perspective, PTSD Perspectives | 36 Comments »CAUTION: THIS POST CONTAINS WRITINGS THAT MAY BE DISTURBING TO SOME READERS. IT CONTAINS A DEPICTION OF AN ACTUAL COMBAT INCIDENT. This past week was one of the worst weeks I've experienced probably since I left Iraq.
Local Media Covers PTSD and Suicide Prevention
Friday, September 11th, 2009 Posted in PTSD Perspectives, Video Perspective | 1 Comment »I was interviewed after a briefing with Major General Mark Graham about PTSD, depression, and suicide prevention. I'll have video up of his inspirational speech later, but for now, here's the story the local media ran. If you can't see ...
More Army Training
Monday, August 17th, 2009 Posted in Military Perspective, PTSD Perspectives | 13 Comments »PTSD is a fact of life for all humans. It's even more of an issue with Soldiers. And it's even more of an issue when those Soldiers go to combat. However, PTSD is not a given. ...
Suicide Solution Is No Solution
Thursday, August 13th, 2009 Posted in PTSD Perspectives | 15 Comments »I have been going round and round with myself all day since reading this: Life and the internet are strange strange things. I’ve been trading emails and posts etc with Chris for years now. It wasn’t at all uncommon for his ...
One Step At A Time
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009 Posted in Military Perspective, PTSD Perspectives | 24 Comments »For those that listen to our You Served Radio Show each Thursday evening, you probably missed an announcement I made at the end. Our interview with General Chiarelli went long so those listening live probably didn't catch it unless ...
Insurgent PTSD
Friday, June 5th, 2009 Posted in Military Perspective | 3 Comments »Well, it's official. The terrorists are under a lot of stress and suffering from extreme cases of PTSD. The recent shootings of recruiters in Arkansas is a perfect example of what happens when Al Qaeda and other terrorist ...
Tweet to ReMIND
Monday, May 11th, 2009 Posted in Doing Great Things | 3 Comments »I got this email from Bob Woodward, the journalist and author who was injured while embedded with troops in Iraq. Dear Friends, We all have people in our lives we consider heroes. All of us at the Bob Woodruff Foundation would appreciate your ...
Never Give in to the Enemy
Saturday, August 9th, 2008 Posted in PTSD Perspectives | 8 Comments »To say that with treatment we can get better seems to suggest that we can be cured. This is not the case, we can improve our standard of living by learning coping skills, become educated about our triggers, learn to ...
