It was like I just didn't care anymore

Scott had to train himself to detach emotionally in combat so that he could focus on fulfilling his mission without worrying about his family and whether or not he would see them again. When he returned home, he discovered that reconnecting with his family wasn't as easy as he thought it would be. Hear how he got help from VA to get his life back. See more stories at MakeTheConnection.net/events/t...

[@ronduncan3178]

I am also a veteran " Hotshot " who for 12 years ( 74-86 ) , i fought wildfires all over the US while on a highly trained "20 man firefighting crew called Hotshots. In 76 we watched while 4 members of our crew was caught in a " blowup " and were burned alive. A video my eyes have seen but my mind wont let me forget . I was diagnosed with PTSD as were several others who watched it and were mesmerized and in shock. I kept going for several more years before my body had enough. FF to 07 and the baseball bat . I have been diagnosed once again with PTSD , depression , anxiety , and now she's me 13 years later my TBI has come back to haunt me. I have for years claimed to be a veteran of survival and i will survive this as well.

[@aprilhumphrey245]

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[@michaelbuchanan3365]

I pulled 20 Navy,79 to 99 then joined Rescue Squad and Fire Department. 14 yrs. Wrecked/Rollover a Fire Truck Coma 7 Weeks Slow Starting But Steady Running Country Boy

[@jonathanbrooks1832]

I am soo sorry my brother, but give me a single breath, of why, that I feel like, I was laying dead, every single night for the past 3 years. I have never seen what you have, but, I have in my nightmares.

[@tayninh69]

I am a Vietnam War Vet and Scott's story is the same as mine. I lived like that for over 30 years until things got to the point that I was ready to end my own life. Fortunately, someone walked in on me (I was at work) before I could drink the bottle of poison and that was the beginning of my life changing story. This happened 16 years ago and I am now in the VA mental health care system, I go to war trauma group sessions every week, I see the psychologist and the psychiatrist on a regular basis and my life is the better for it. PTSD will never go away, at least now I know what I'm dealing with and I have tremendous support from my wife, son and his family. Taking that first step and asking for help was the hardest thing I ever had to do, but I'm sure glad that I did it. All the best to you Scott, I will say prayers for you.

[@lindakyota]

I thank God for this that I am able to hear all the stories and read everyone's comments. It helps me to figure what and how I could help out with returning soldiers who may have PTSD. I wish there is a VA or Vet center on the island. Watching these helps a whole. Thank you and my prayers for all of you courageous men and women!✌🙏

[@bettiebuckley2253]

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[@Breakyourmold]

Holy Shit! You understand!!

[@ronduncan3178]

My experience isnt service related its an assault from a guy with a baseball bat however your symptoms are the same as mine. I text my kids when im mad over nothing and verbally abuse them to the point they no longer talk to me. I feel like i am standing and watching this all happen , knowing its wrong and not me but i cant stop it until so much hurt has already been done. Tuesday i go in for my initial help. Good luck with your self.

[@douglaskirbyl4684]

Thanks man. I know about going back in after September 11th. We did our job of taking out "bad guys". That's what we do. Thanks again.

[@waynekincheonsr.9265]

We did our jobs, and we came Home..Home why is it so hard? I've been out a long time, I was dealing with everything, then I went to prison for something I didn't do for 14 years flat for ironically, "something that happened to me as a kid. I have nightmares about my 16 years as a Ranger, and being abused as a child. I'm too embarrassed to admit any of it. But it's starting to ware me down, I don't know where turn, my nightmares switch back and forth between the abuse, and the things I did in the teams.

[@cindymanglicmot4462]

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[@abby7070]

I have cptsd from childhood and I can better relate to these videos. Thank you for sharing

[@msalto9]

I can relate. I miss normalcy.

[@kristiner4934]

God be with you 💜🙏

[@kenrudge8002]

I can relate to this guy 100 Per Cent

[@erikcastillo9451]

Just wondering if anyone has been able to go through this alone? Any advice??

[@bnoble2872]

Don't go it alone, seek out help please

[@usernamechecksout11B20B4]

Tried it doesn’t work, at least not for me

[@brmillgr]

im not a vet and this is me

[@donoteathere]

Same here dude but I still want to enlist.

[@bennylivingston5230]

You are a provider sir, a protector, a leader, a man, a man of valor, a warrior, you will always be a warrior, not mr. rogers neighbor hood in your mind but not the combet zone in your mind either but strength to strength iron sharpens iron all you backbone of America you delivered a devasting blow across overseas sent a message to the our enemies.

[@mario3804]

Man I did the door lock check at least twice or three times a day. Wow this is me so crazy.

[@ashleybeadle4921]

When trying to figure myself out I JUST hit that snap that 10 over my service dog he's getting old and a new employee I get to go apologize to now for my own behavior but never would have realized what I did or what was bothering me if I had NOT watched this TODAY I hit that snap or 9/10 you called it I am that I skip the every day normal and go to Ashley normal, and I commend you man for sharing, even more so now for helping us other veterans who may NOT realize what they are doing, or how to phrase to get that help for what we are doing and put it into words and holy cow I think the same way everyone's staring at me just me, lol the same exact way! Just thank you for sharing this and know it still helps even today and again thank you for explaining my own snap lol

[@johnpeterson1797]

I am a Nam vet with Ptsd. this helps...The Son of God will Pray to the Father that We may have the Spirit of God for a Teacher and Comforter Forever. The Son of God gives us Perfect instructions to have the Spirit of God in the Bible book of John, chapter 14... John 14:26... May the Spirit of God and the Peace of Christ be within you Forever.

[@VeteransMTC]

Hello John Peterson, Thank you for writing and for your service. Hundreds of thousands of Veterans have gotten treatment for PTSD-and treatment works. Whether you just returned from a combat deployment or experienced another kind of traumatic event, it's never too late to get professional treatment or support for PTSD.Overall, cognitive behavioral therapies such as Prolonged Exposure and Cognitive Processing Therapy are considered first-line treatments for PTSD and have strong evidence bases.Find resources near you to help: www.maketheconnection.net/resources/ For more information on Trauma and PTSD, including treatments available for PTSD: www.ptsd.va.gov/public/pages/gen-treatment.asp

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[@juanxyzify]

ditto but i still haven't gotten past it - thankfully not so bad as a friend's who was dropped into cambodia 1971 and not picked up on schedule.

[@ofeliacruz3422]

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[@renegadebiker24]

Jeffrey, Have you ever been in the military? Ever been in a combat situation? Ever had your life threatened by hazing in the military? Ever had a situation to where you relive it over and over again, because your subconscious will not let it go? Ever had recurring nightmares of bad experiences in the military, or being shot at? Ever seen your buddies in your unit get killed in war time in a brutal, undignified matter? How dare you say that "PTSD is a great excuse to not want to...."PTSD is real.

[@ruthramirez5406]

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[@alysonmatusek5519]

Yeah Jeff McDonald you don't have a clue why you're here for the murder and the death sentence is the only way you can get to the end

[@_LC23]

Have YOU been to WAR JEFFREY? Have you seen your best friend get his head blown off while you were sitting right next to him? Like, you just hear this LOUD BOOM, and when the smoke clears you just look over to check on your buddy and his head was JUST GONE?? Did you survive a mortar attack in your sleeping quarters where 3 soldiers slept, but only two made it out alive? Have you ever come home from war and go into your bedroom, and painted it BLACK, and stay there for two years? Did you come home from war and find yourself constantly, when not safe inside your bedroom walls, position yourself behind your couch, and up against a wall in a sleeping bag, reliving guard duty or patrolling? Have you ever been to war and had to GUT innocent women and children?? Have you ever been to war, and because of it lost your wife and child due to what would eventually become known as PTSD? Did YOU come home from war, only to be admitted to a Neuropsychiatric ward and given that Goddamned FRAUDULENT AS HELL Personality Disorder...SCREWING YOU out of your rightfully earned and much needed CARE, UPON RETURN HOME FROM WAR?? These boys rotated home INDIVIDUALLY from Vietnam, unlike today, AND HAD NO ONE WHO UNDERSTOOD. Most STILL DO NOT GET IT. YOU DONT KNOW....UNLESS YOU'VE SURVIVED IT. ❤️, The Daughter of a two tour Vietnam Veteran ✌️ Sp4 John S. Nix U.S. Army 1968-1971 Basic @Ft. Lewis February 1968 AIT @ Fort ORD 1968 A-1-4 #521 August 1968 - March 1969 2/64 ARMOR Co. A 3rd S&T Bn 3rd ID Wurzburg Germany, Leighton Barracks 2 tours Vietnam: HHC 4th S&T Bn 4th ID Camp Enari, Pleiku May 1969-May 1970 USARV/DISCOM Patrol team GOLD EXTENDED: ⬇️⬇️ HHC 15th S&S Bn.... 2nd & 3rd forward. 1st Cavalry Division Long Binh May 1970- November 1970.

[@iang7795]

@@_LC23 Well said

[@_LC23]

@@iang7795 Thank you Sir. Just keeping it REAL. ✌️

[@jong8876]

There is definitely a link between ocd and ptsd

[@kita17n]

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[@VeteransMTC]

Hello TobiasBoon1980 Thank you for writing. If you have an iPhone or Android smartphone, you may also want to download the free PTSD Coach app: (wx3) ptsd(dot)va(dot)gov/public/pages/ptsdcoach(dot)asp Also, the Veteran Combat Call Center is an around the clock, confidential call center where combat Veterans of all eras and their families can call to talk about their military experiences or any other issue they are facing in their readjustment to civilian life. Call 1-877-927-8387.

[@lisacolegrove1000]

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[@lulujrlaulom7905]

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[@jeffreycearley7855]

be patient,.. they have a lot of things to dispose of,

[@macgregordavis959]

People this day and age are to overemotional. Seriously what did our ancestors go through. The stuff he is talking about is normal for every human its not a disorder. But if you dwell on shit its going to effect you. I wouldnt let a person thats to cowardly to enlist in the first place write a mental health evaluation on me.

[@roberthudson6269]

God Bless My Special Force and Infantry Brothers was Piosioned with a Chemical Agent At Change of Command ceremony when prior. Change made Some Iraqi Civilians and Some American Civilians pay for Military Issued Body Armor that they sold of base to Alqueda enemies to make money then at Change of Command try to claim there's was either lost or Stolen which we knew was a lie look at all bank accounts those that Servered at Camp Victory Iraq they made allot when me and my key Special Force leaders made them pay they Piosioned me with a Chemical Agent At my Change of Command going away ceremony. Lts found me having Siezures in front of my office to this day take numerous Siezures pills s day to stay alive Check key leafers and civilians bank accounts and who they helped come to America with Families High officials Be safe they are near a military base God Bless America De Oppresso Liber from a Traumatic bbrain injured soldier for life be safe!

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[@jeffreycearley7855]

keep yourself sane.....

[@altakenol3912]

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[@jeffreycearley7855]

PTSD, is a great excuse to not want to accomplish anything. But the spirit is stronger.. cling to the spirit shipmate.

[@jorabohem]

Jeffrey Cearley An "excuse"....? Pardon???

[@pearlcarter9203]

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[@sshannon1948]

Hmm..never thought of PTSD as "en excuse"....do you have PTSD or are you a vet?