Thanks for sharing that vital, people need to understand that the suicide rate with PTSD is high. I have gone through that stage myself and it is a challenge that I never dreamed of experiencing. I struggled that way for several months and luckily I found a therapist to help me get past it.

It is crucial that when someone is struggling like this that that person get help, it really is a huge challenge in this stage of PTSD. I don't know what takes place in the brain during this stage, but every day for me was such a battle. I don't think I would have made it through had I not met a vet on this site that explained it to me, told me to hang on and notice it comes and goes. I did notice that and every day I fought through it and because of my bad experience at the psych ward I had gone to when I had a pts breakdown, I can definitely relate to why that vet did not want to go back to that kind of place. It took me about 6 to 8 months to get past that stage, I could not have done it without help. It "does" ease up with time and therapy so it really "is" crucial a person struggling gets help and especially support so they hear how that challenge does ease up.

It's sad that it had to be due to anyone not making it through this stage and ending their life in order to for this to finally come to light like this.