Trauma – PTSD

Question:

WOW. I have felt the same way ! My PTSD is very different from yours ,Charlie. But I have told 3-4 people the same– I feel betrayed as an American with all of this BUSH IS THE BAD GUY stuff. It’s not true. SH and HIS cohorts are the ones to blame for the war. I had to stop watching all of it.In the end we will see that  TRUTH will win out ! Geno

Response:

Try to remember that the protesters do not feel as if they are not supporting the soldiers. ————— Rose, How do YOU know what the protesters feel ? Do you think your opinion of this SHAM makes CharlieG feel any better ? If she said she was afraid of spiders would you have called that a sham too ??? Why was it so important for you to give us your veiw on the war……. ??? She posted her feelings. And I have the same feelings. I came here because I feel like I am ready to deal with my PTSD. You are not making me feel welcomed. Geno

Response:

Marie I know what you are because I listened to YOU. Is it ok for you to post how you feel and then say I attacked you because I expressed MY OPINION ??? If you think you have a right to give  people your anti-war (actually-antiBUSH/Republican Party )opinions on a pstd forum— I have a right to say how I feel. Best Wishes ????  Keep your curse to yourself. Geno

Response:

I have only posted here once or twice during the past year, but this week has been very hard for me and I thought I’d share and find out how the Iraq war is affecting others.   I have been sleeping about 12 hours a day and feeling very sad, angry, vulnerable for about seven days. I even canceled an appointment with my psychiatrist yesterday because I couldn’t bring myself to leave the house. Finally last night, I think I figured out why.   It’s not the war, I passionately  support the war for reasons related to my PTSD…. its the antiwar demonstrations. I was the victem of twenty years of domestic violence. I finally fled my batterer after an attack that  resulted in nerve damage to my left eye and the loss of 50% of my left inner ear.  I had such hope that I had finally escaped, but then I began to suffer from PTSD,  depression, agoraphobia and other things.   I watch a lot of history, biography and discovery type cable programs, and even before the war I noted the heinous similarities between my ex-husband and Sadam.   The control Sadam has over his people mimics the Power & Control Wheel that I received at the Woman’s shelter years ago.  (Coercion and Threats, Intimidation, Isolation, Privilege, Economic control, using Children and MINIMIZING, DENYING AND BLAMING)  It is very obvious to me that Sadam is a narcissist like my ex.  So for me this war is very personal in that I see Iraq as a whole population that I have a sad and unfortunate kinship with. When I see the antiwar demonstrators it brings on intense anger because it reminds me of the lack of support and secondary wounding I have experienced.  I pressed charges and my ex got one year probation. During which time he went helicopter skiing in the Canadian Rockies, on two cruises and paid a $100 fine. Because of my ear, I can’t fly & I lost my job because of sporadic memory loss, and sever headaches. As I already said, last night it finally came to me why I’ve been such a mess this week… I feel that the antiwar demonstrator’s actions devalue what I have been through.  I want to know if other’s here have felt the same.  For me, Sadam is horrible. He’s a narcissist that thinks he can do nothing wrong and therefore left the U.S. with no other recourse but war because  he can’t be reasoned with.  I admit I like watching the war because of pride in our troops, concern for them and also because I want to see Sadam get what he deserves.  But when the news switches to antiwar,  I feel that the demonstrators are acting like so many well intentioned  people that used to tell me that since my ex didn’t drink, or fool around and made a lot of money, I shouldn’t complain.  Or like, the DA that didn’t bother to pursue appropriate  legal action against my ex because I fled the state and he didn’t think it was an issue anymore. I wish I was further in my recovery so that I wouldn’t  take the demonstrators actions personally.  I know that no matter how my ex tries to discredit me, or how much others minimize the monstrous actions of Sadam, it doesn’t minimize what I’ve been through…. but it does. Does anyone else here feel the same?  Any suggestions?

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