re: On Average, A Veteran Commits Suicide Every 65 Minutes

I have severe PTSD, I have learned to over come it though and I’m thankful for that. But soldiers live 365 days or more in a heightened state of alertness, at anytime you can be attacked, bombed, mortared etc. that alone can cause severe mental stress. Then thrown in the combat soldiers who are outside the wire and see what pure evil is it gets worse and trust me these assholes over there are pure evil.

Help starts within, most are to proud to ask for help. But we are trained that when facing an overwhelming force that we radio for support and when the support is in its way we still have to hold position and fight till it gets there. This is how we are trained. Veterans we need to apply that to life. If those demons are overwhelming us we call for support and keep calling until we find someone that says keep fighting hold your position I’m on my way.

As far as the VA Trump was on the right path with veterans choice program. I think that needs to be expanded and basically used like a HMO and those doctors bill the service provided back to the VA.