UW
18-11-07, 07:04
Hello, I thought I should introduce myself first so everyone knows who I am.
I am a 25 year old male army officer. I believe that I have PTSD and a number of other, as yet, unidentified issues as well as general self worth problems.
A few years ago I was injured while deployed with the army. At first it seemed like any 18-30 holiday, there was sun, sand, loads of lads of the same mindset. The only things that detracted from this was all the people shooting at us and all the attacks, but it's all part and parcel of the job and you just get on with it. To cut a long story short the vehicle I was in was hit by a roadside bomb, I was badly injured and I lost some very good friends.
I am quite open and honest about what happened to me, I still blame myself and I still have guilt for being one of the ones who got to come home.
I have never had any kind of professional help. I would like to say it is because I am a matcho man (I really am not lol) but because I refuse to let other people see me as having a weakness. I don't really get affected by this while I am at work because that is a different me, that is the "work UW" totally different to "normal UW" (a mask if you will)
I do not know what my motivation behind joining this forum was, but no doubt it will proove to be a good idea in the long run.
regards,
UW :shades:
I am a 25 year old male army officer. I believe that I have PTSD and a number of other, as yet, unidentified issues as well as general self worth problems.
A few years ago I was injured while deployed with the army. At first it seemed like any 18-30 holiday, there was sun, sand, loads of lads of the same mindset. The only things that detracted from this was all the people shooting at us and all the attacks, but it's all part and parcel of the job and you just get on with it. To cut a long story short the vehicle I was in was hit by a roadside bomb, I was badly injured and I lost some very good friends.
I am quite open and honest about what happened to me, I still blame myself and I still have guilt for being one of the ones who got to come home.
I have never had any kind of professional help. I would like to say it is because I am a matcho man (I really am not lol) but because I refuse to let other people see me as having a weakness. I don't really get affected by this while I am at work because that is a different me, that is the "work UW" totally different to "normal UW" (a mask if you will)
I do not know what my motivation behind joining this forum was, but no doubt it will proove to be a good idea in the long run.
regards,
UW :shades: