by MarineMandi | Jun 19, 2018 | MarineMandi, PTSD |
Can Support Staff Get PTSD? First of all… I want to apologize for my recent absence on the blog. My husband and I recently added the final addition to our family, a fat and healthy little boy. Although he was born perfectly healthy, I had several complications...
by MarineMandi | Mar 29, 2018 | MarineMandi, PTSD, Resources |
The Questions: My hubby has been in ongoing therapy for over a year now. When does it start to get better? Does it get better? What can I do to help him? My personal journey On August 15, 2003 I took my first step into the world of PTSD when I suffered...
by MarineMandi | Mar 28, 2018 | MarineMandi, Medication, PTSD, Resources |
A Hard Pill to Swallow: Rx Drugs – The Stigma and Why We Fight Them Who Really Needs Them? Let me be VERY clear – we are discussing LEGAL medication that has been prescribed TO YOU by a medical doctor of some kind. This post has nothing to do with the pill...
by MarineMandi | Mar 22, 2018 | MarineMandi, PTSD |
Does PTSD Mean You’re Suicidal? What an odd fucking question… Of all the strange questions I’ve been asked by people (Vets, civilians, active duty, ect) I have to admit, this is the strangest one. “I have PTSD, does that mean I am going to kill...
by MarineMandi | Mar 21, 2018 | MarineMandi, PTSD, Resources |
Anger: The Ways We Anger Dump And How To Deal What are you so fucking mad about?! I was texting my mother the other day furious, once again, at the staff at the Naval Hospital. I kept telling her, “No! You don’t understand what I am having to deal with....
by MarineMandi | Feb 18, 2018 | MarineMandi, PTSD |
Violence and PTSD They all assume we’re nuts You go in for a job interview and they scroll down to the last seciton on your resume… “Oh, you’re a veteran?” Instant mark against you in most situations because they automatically assume...