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My Son is struggling with PTSD Update page 7

Posted on 11/18/23 at 1:52 am
Posted by Wing T
Hooks, TX
Member since Aug 2022
481 posts
Posted on 11/18/23 at 1:52 am
He was deployed for a year at the Syria/Iraq/Jordan border as a LAARNG member. I haven't probed much, but I do know that kids firing at him bothered him greatly and he had to fire back. He had an episode this morning where his wife heard him crying out to God and yelling get down they're firing at us.

Any if y'all have experience in how I van help? i've given him the Camp Hope hotline number. VA says he doesnt Have PTSD, soI'm pissed and confused.
This post was edited on 11/20/23 at 6:13 am
Posted by xGeauxLSUx
United States of Atrophy
Member since Oct 2008
21456 posts
Posted on 11/18/23 at 2:02 am to
Sorry to hear that Wing T.
I don't know much about treatment for PTSD but I do pray your son gets the help and peace he deserves.


This post was edited on 11/18/23 at 2:03 am
Posted by Rebel
Graceland
Member since Jan 2005
134425 posts
Posted on 11/18/23 at 2:05 am to
That’s rough.

I don’t really have a solution, but feel your frustration. Seems like the VA is always playing defense.

I hope someone can steer you in the right direction.
Posted by elprez00
Hammond, LA
Member since Sep 2011
30075 posts
Posted on 11/18/23 at 2:16 am to
He needs to talk to someone. There are a lot of vets groups that do this sort of thing.

He needs to see a therapist. Letting all that churn is not good.
This post was edited on 11/18/23 at 2:19 am
Posted by WalkonQB
Member since Jun 2023
387 posts
Posted on 11/18/23 at 2:16 am to
I’ve struggled with PTSD for years. It’s really hard to talk about because you don’t WANT to talk about/ re-live it.

Sounds like your son is having night terrors and I wouldn’t wish them on my worst enemy.

During therapy I learned that the horrible nightmares I was having were actually called night terrors and, thankfully, there was a medication for it.
Prazosin was like a miracle drug for me and night terrors. Maybe this would help him?

There is a type of therapy for PTSD that’s called EMDR and it’s effective in my experience- the problem is finding a clinician that specializes in it.

I just said a prayer for your son. My heart goes out to him. It will never go away but it’s not as bad now as it was 23 years ago.

I hope you get other helpful responses here.
Posted by Morpheus
In your Dreams
Member since Apr 2022
5136 posts
Posted on 11/18/23 at 2:45 am to
Go with him to the doctor.
Discuss his options with him and become his friend through this.
Posted by BigAppleTiger
New York City
Member since Dec 2008
10621 posts
Posted on 11/18/23 at 2:53 am to
Most of all, let him know that as a father you are proud of him for serving our country. Let him know that you don't think he's a weak man. Tell him it takes strength to ask for help and to seek it and accept it. Tell him that you will be with him and do whatever it takes to help him and take care of his family while he goes through this. And tell him most of all that you are proud of him.
Posted by Lago Gato
Member since Dec 2018
2030 posts
Posted on 11/18/23 at 3:06 am to
Ketamine therapy is an important and effective new treatment for PTSD .
Posted by AcadieAnne
Where I drink and know nothing.
Member since May 2019
1296 posts
Posted on 11/18/23 at 3:15 am to
I worked with vets with ptsd when I was a therapeutic horse riding instructor. The vets got a lot out of connecting with the horses, whether they rode or just spent time around the horses (or even volunteered to help handicapped kids ride). I could share resources if you think this is something that may interest your son.
Posted by POTUS2024
Member since Nov 2022
16063 posts
Posted on 11/18/23 at 3:29 am to
ptsd.va.gov
This page might have some avenues for you to seek help. Veterans Crisis Line:
Call: 988 (Press 1)
Text: 838255

Top of that page there is banner 'get help from veterans crisis line', click on that and there is a chat option.

Some other resources and information at that web page.

I hope this helps. Sorry you and your son are going through this.
Posted by vl100butch
Ridgeland, MS
Member since Sep 2005
35212 posts
Posted on 11/18/23 at 3:31 am to
Get with your local veterans service officer and find out who is the best organization in your area that can light a fire under the VA….don’t give up the fight

Not only should he get medical help from the VA, he should be getting disability.

You also have the option of going to your congressman or senator as,well…
Posted by Bama and Beer
Baldwin Co, AL
Member since Oct 2010
81611 posts
Posted on 11/18/23 at 3:38 am to
I hope that he can get the help that he needs in through whatever avenue that is
This post was edited on 11/18/23 at 3:39 am
Posted by USAFTiger42
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2016
2516 posts
Posted on 11/18/23 at 4:30 am to
I was in the CAOC and those areas are still hot. There's a lot that's happening everyday. Definitely made me glad I was further away. I feel sorry for your son. Hopefully he finds help soon so he can figure some type of coping mechanism. There are definitely resources for him to use that should be available.
Posted by Strannix
District 11
Member since Dec 2012
49782 posts
Posted on 11/18/23 at 4:34 am to
Prayers my friend, take the advice in this thread and escalate getting him any help he needs.
Posted by BuckPshrink
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Member since Dec 2018
247 posts
Posted on 11/18/23 at 5:04 am to
There are practical steps he can take with a decent therapist. Unfortunately VA has minimal resources. Seeking reasonable private services, local/Telehealth, will be a good start.
Posted by BRgetthenet
Member since Oct 2011
118000 posts
Posted on 11/18/23 at 5:37 am to
quote:

VA says he doesnt Have PTSD,



Then, he absolutely and most certainly has PTSD. As if the goddamn shrink at the VA, of all places, has any relative experience whatsoever other than what some manual tells them into what a patient with an actual stress disorder from nearly dying or having to kill somebody to stay alive experienced or is struggling with.

The fact that we bend over backwards for transvestites, blacks, Jews, fat asses, lazy retarded idiots who live off our taxes, a cock suckin coke addict in fricking Ukraine (90% of the fricks in the US can’t find Ukraine on a map), and the endless list of losers we subsidize while the honorable boys and girls who sign a contract at 17 to defend the incredibly worthless populace in this country are made to feel like second class citizens after honorably serving in our military is the most egregious criminal act imaginable given what’s become of this nation.
Posted by hometownhero89
Center of the Earth
Member since Aug 2007
1661 posts
Posted on 11/18/23 at 5:41 am to
In all seriousness, I would explore the professional mdma therapy or something similar. Seems like the most benevolent function of that drug and mushrooms is to give the soul and perspective a little jump start to see the beauty in the present world instead of the tragedy of the recent past.

Your family and your son are in my prayers.
This post was edited on 11/18/23 at 11:27 am
Posted by greasemonkey
Macclenny Fl aka south JAWJA
Member since Aug 2012
2783 posts
Posted on 11/18/23 at 5:49 am to
Micro dosing psilocybin mushrooms can help tremendously with ptsd and depression
Posted by Gee Grenouille
Bogalusa
Member since Jul 2018
5748 posts
Posted on 11/18/23 at 5:57 am to
My FIL is in the Bogalusa American legion. They’ve got the VA down to a science. Their phone number is online and are glad to help through the process. They know every number to dial and exactly who to talk to. You can also call the VA office in Bogalusa and the ladies there will get him in contact with the right people.

All of this assumes he’s ready.
Posted by IHATEBAMA
ROOSTERPOOT, AK
Member since Aug 2007
138 posts
Posted on 11/18/23 at 6:05 am to
Look up a guy named Shawn Ryan. He’s is a former seal. Him lots of his fellow seals us Psychedelics treatments for PTSD. I have a high school friend who was in SF who just started his treatment.

FYI. The VA won’t do anything to help but give him more drugs and make it worse.
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