I'm glad you bring that up. As you know, I never saw combat myself; my ship "simply" took the Marines over that then marched into Baghdad. Because of that it took me YEARS to acknowledge, even to myself, that my problems were directly tied to my time in service.
In fact, just last year I had a friend ask me, "If you were never in danger, …
I'm glad you bring that up. As you know, I never saw combat myself; my ship "simply" took the Marines over that then marched into Baghdad. Because of that it took me YEARS to acknowledge, even to myself, that my problems were directly tied to my time in service.
In fact, just last year I had a friend ask me, "If you were never in danger, how did you get PTSD?" Clearly, this is an area where a lot of people lack understanding, and definitely something I should speak on more regularly.
I'm glad you bring that up. As you know, I never saw combat myself; my ship "simply" took the Marines over that then marched into Baghdad. Because of that it took me YEARS to acknowledge, even to myself, that my problems were directly tied to my time in service.
In fact, just last year I had a friend ask me, "If you were never in danger, how did you get PTSD?" Clearly, this is an area where a lot of people lack understanding, and definitely something I should speak on more regularly.