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;) I have PTSD (70%) that was recently reactivated by a personal attack. I have tried my best to deal with it. I was taken out of work by my doctor two months ago. I am on FMLA and it is about to run out.

All I can think about is harming those who harmed me. I often think of harming myself.

I have a loving husband, daughter and son. They are at a lost as to what is going on with me. They try to keep their distance.

I think I need to go into the hospital. I am consumed with bad thoughts. I guess you can say that I am in crisis. I can't see things getting any better.

I have been up all night reading the hadit web cite. There has to be someone out there that knows what I am going through.

Talk to ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

"Don't give up. Don't ever give up." Jimmy V

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I do not have a PTSD diagnosis but I understand where you are coming from, god knows I have those days that I get pushed to the edge where people would never understand how close I was to losing control. I do not want to give to much medical advice because the elders on this website know there stuff 110% better than I do. I just wanted you to know that you are not alone... I posted a thing not to long ago where I spoke about how I feel, it was good to get responses to help me understand that I was not alone. And that there is help and where to get it. What helps me is to go to a quiet low lit room and doing something I like by myself for a little while. For me its looking at the fish in the salt water aquarium my wife bought me for when I need my time. If you feel you are alone and no one will listen try posting on this website it helped me alot last week, when I finally became a member.

Be safe

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"A veteran - whether active duty, retired, national guard, or reserve - is someone who, at one point in his or her life, wrote a blank check made payable to The 'United States of America', for an amount of 'up to and including my life.'" (Author unknown)
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my wife bought me some fish also to help when i have those moments.they were very tasty.

<b>for sale.....1 used veteran.slightly broken.

understands very little when it comes to regulations.

please be gentle.housebroken</b> <b>,growls

but does not bite</b>

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HI Sharon,

I want you to hold on...take Hadit's hand as one form of help. It's 24/7!

The fact that you wrote that you realize you are in pain and are hurting and that you see your family doesn't know hoe to respond and that you may want to do something like hurt your self tells me that you realize you do need help! That is the hardest part of getting to a better quality of life.

Please do not do anything drastic!!!!

You deserve to get help and you owe it to YOUR SELF and your family to continue on this difficult journey to get to a better level of functioning.

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:D I have PTSD (70%) that was recently reactivated by a personal attack. I have tried my best to deal with it. I was taken out of work by my doctor two months ago. I am on FMLA and it is about to run out.

All I can think about is harming those who harmed me. I often think of harming myself.

I have a loving husband, daughter and son. They are at a lost as to what is going on with me. They try to keep their distance.

I think I need to go into the hospital. I am consumed with bad thoughts. I guess you can say that I am in crisis. I can't see things getting any better.

I have been up all night reading the hadit web cite. There has to be someone out there that knows what I am going through.

Talk to ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sharon,

I know exactly how U feel. I always have the feeling people are talking down to me & sometimes I go bonkers right away & it has also taken 2 days for it to hit me

My problem is when someone does that to me (Or I think they do) my mind starts going over all the times in my life I have been scrrewed over.

Result, I get mad as hell & figure sooner or later this is going to get me in trouble

GARY

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:D I have PTSD (70%) that was recently reactivated by a personal attack. I have tried my best to deal with it. I was taken out of work by my doctor two months ago. that knows what I am going through. ]

Call your doctor's office and tell them what you told us on the 21st. Don't go through this alone. I am relieved to hear that you have a loving famly around you. I'm sure they are confussed as to how to help. Call a professional now. What kind of meds are you taking?

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I take loraepam (ativan) 1mg twice daily, citalopram hbr (celexa) 40 mg, and risperidone (risperdal) 2 mg at bedtime.

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