Comments on: 40,000 US Soldiers with PTSD-

By: Scott Lee

Scott Lee — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 17:32:40 +0000

I am still out here, the best way to contact me is at Facebook.com/CombatPTSDBlog

By: Andrea Nelson

Andrea Nelson — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 02:33:28 +0000

Scott Lee, if you’re still out there and reading this, I would love to hear more about your story! I am writing a paper on PTSD within the military, since my Dad is in the Air Force and has been for about 20 years now. I’ve been looking for information and when I came upon this article, and read your post I started to cry! Everything that I was trying to say within my paper you managed to get out in just a few paragraphs. If you’re able to talk about your experiences with PTSD, I would be honered to use that within my paper. My e-mail address is NelsonA30@uww.edu and I’d love to hear from you!! Thank you so much not only for your help, but for your service and protection to our country.

By: PTSD:The Disorder That Follows Him Wherever He Goes « Laurenmathis's Blog

PTSD:The Disorder That Follows Him Wherever He Goes « Laurenmathis's Blog — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 22:58:38 +0000

[...] This is what 24 year old Specialist Max experienced after returning home from serving in the army for 15 months in Afghanistan. His PTSD which is like a “crutch,” has been a mutual burden for 40,000 soldiers that served in both Iraq and in Afghanistan. Since 2007 there has been a fifty percent increase of soldiers being diagnosed with PTSD, and it has been said that 1 in 8 soldiers are diagnosed with this disorder. http://healthandsurvival.com/2008/05/27/40000-us-soldiers-with-ptsd/. [...]

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Mon, 24 Aug 2009 06:44:18 +0000

[...] show roughly 40,000 troops have been diagnosed with the illness, also known as PTSD, since 2003. 40,000 US Soldiers with PTSD- HealthAndSurvival.com It's reasonable to expect the rate of PTSD among troops classified as wounded to be the same as [...]

By: Scott Lee

Scott Lee — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 22:40:02 +0000

I want to qualify this last comment and to update my recent understanding of PTSD. What I was discussing refers to complex PTSD, a chronic and debilitating reaction to extreme stress. My last post at my blog further extrapolates on this topic.

By: Scott Lee

Scott Lee — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 17:43:10 +0000

I am a Army veteran of the Gulf War, I was a driver of a Bradley Fighting Vehicle. My unit fought the Iraqi Republican Guard in three campaigns and my vehicle was point for the brigade. I drove for 172 hours straight, engaged in 100 hours of sustained combat and witnessed literally thousands of enemy combatants die in that short span of time. Since being honorably discharged from the service of my country I have struggled with PTSD, depression, substance use disorder, homelessness, social and health issues. It took me 7 tries and 15 years to go through the VA bureaucracy to get the help that I needed. Nothing has been given to me that I have not fought for with my life, either in the Gulf War or with the VA. I gave freely of my time and service, the same was not done for me. To say that with treatment we can get better seems to suggest that we can be cured. This is not the case, we can learn coping skills, be educated about our triggers, learn to identify and express our emotions. PTSD rewires the brains neurological landscape, it is as if we have been given a new brain with the same memories and no one told us of the switch. I have begun to write a blog about my struggle with PTSD and my life in, PTSD, A soldier's Perspective We tell a soldier or veteran of war “welcome home” because the battle never leaves us, as we return from conflict everyday of our lives. This is my story and struggle with PTSD, it affects every aspect of my life. I want people to know what a combat veteran goes through after the media and people forget. ↑ Grab this Headline Animator