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Originally Posted by BuckVet09
Hello,
I am a GWOT veteran with ptsd. I am in the process of waiting on my claim from the Va. I have done it all with a few exceptions. Self medication with Jameson and everynow and then I blackout when I drink. I drink at home, and I hate going to bars being around ignorant civilians who look down on me cause I have ptsd from my time.
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Hello back!
JME, it's safer drinking at home and ignoring the ROs who forget it's because of us that they can sleep safely...
Drinking, not the best way to handle it, but sometimes we need something to dull that exposed and lonely feeling.
I still expect someone to have my back simply because I have their back...civilians do not understand this, I don't believe.
Are you in any support groups for Vets? Many times it's helpful to be with others walking a parallel path of recovery.
Know that you are loved just the way you are...
Catherine