As Uncle Sams Mistress explained in an earlier post, a common symptom of PTSD is paranoia. In my husband’s case, he became increasingly paranoid of others after each deployment (three total). This was something that I did notice when we saw each other, but thought nothing of since it was quite mild at the time. [...]
The old saying goes, bad news travels fast. But I have come to find that in the case of deployments and relaying information to your spouse, bad news doesn’t travel fast, if it even travels at all. You are in a unique position. You have the power to share or not share any and all [...]
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As you may remember from my last post, it took about a month of living with my recently discharged soldier for me to start noticing the early signs of PTSD. Sudden outbursts were definitely the first and clearest indication that he was not the same guy anymore. I later learned that there are many other symptoms [...]
Seeking out help for your soldier is one of the hardest battles you will ever fight. It can often be the albatross of your marriage and stretch your bonds to the point of almost breaking. You, as the spouse, must be determined, patient and strong enough to carry both yourself and your soldier. Seeking help [...]
My husband was discharged from active duty on July 28, 2006. It was a Friday, so I was at work and, boy, was I excited! For the first time in four years, we would be together again! He called me around lunch time to tell me that he was officially done and was about to [...]
Is it the beginning of the end of your sanity? Absolutely not! When it comes to deployments, I think this is the first feeling that many of us have, especially if this is you and your spouses’ first deployment. So many questions loom over you and with all of the nagging thoughts swimming around in [...]
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This post refers to signs and problems that we, as a family, encountered with PTSD once de-mobilization came and went. Again, this has been based on my husband’s experience and not every soldier will experience the same symptoms. While some of the symptoms will be the same, many will differ from soldier to soldier. The [...]
Death or the fear of dying….. Whether you are a military family or not, the fear is the same. However, when you are a military family it often hits to close to home. At some point, our children will have questions for us and we will have to answer to them. I read somewhere that children [...]
Welcome to my first Living with the Army blog! First off, I am married to an Army Reserve soldier diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). My husband served in Operation Iraqi Freedom as a combat medic in Ramadi, Iraq 2006-2007. Injuries from the blast of an IED mixed with [...]
Did you know that you were a warrior? Well, you are. We all know our loved ones are soldiers, warriors, and heroes, but you too are a warrior. The word is defined as someone who is engaged or experienced in battle, and, like it or not, you are about to engage in one of the [...]
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