(((creativelight)))

Two of my bf's young cousins served in Iraq and Afghanistan. One came back from the Marines with physical injuries and PTSD ~ he was on a special forces team providing safety to top officers and politicians. He hasn't ever talked about it with me, but I know that he's seen some pretty intense things while he was on duty.

The other cousin just finished training for another special forces unit, and is going somewhere (he's not allowed to talk about it) for a while. That is a scary concept to me. Especially being that he's younger than his brother, who was injured in Iraq. Why would he want to undergo the same traumatic experiences??

Anyway...I do understand that both the male psyche and veterans deal with PTSD differently than I do. Completely different experiences have brought up similar feelings ~ intense fear, desire to erase memories, fighting the urge to run, etc. However, I think that we differ in how we deal with these fears and intense memories. I do think that it would be especially helpful if you could get your hub in to see a T, and talk about what's plaguing him. He does need to get these things off his mind somehow.

Years ago, I was majoring in Psychology, and one of my professors had a lot of interest in PTSD. He had a group of veterans that he saw weekly to discuss their memories and feelings. Perhaps your hub (or you?) could find a group that works on things like these by a base near you? Best wishes to you!