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Originally Posted by trouble4crowe
Hello:
My fiance has served 6 tours in Iraq and one in each: Afghanistan, Haiti, West Africa, Liberia, and Kosovo. He suffers from extreme, combat-related PTSD. I really need someone to talk to about this. Our relationship is suffering, and I find myself trying to "fix" him; i.e.: control him.
I feel like I am losing control of myself in the process.
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With so many tours, the government must have been sure he would get PTSD. The current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are longer than any war since Viet Nam. The problem with the VA is they try treating it with drugs when therapy is required. There is a factor that plays in where 20 years after the event PTSD becomes far worse. I would seek additional non VA therapy if it is affordable.