A couple of years ago I was diagnosed with PTSD, I knew something in my head wasn't right, but I refused to do anything about it. Big tough Army guy, Continue Reading
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Living With a Time Bomb
I live with a time bomb. He looks like a regular guy. Maybe a little tightly wound: high and tight haircut, rigid posture, authoritative tone. He Continue Reading
Get Help: A Female Veteran’s Perspective
by Lana Duffy Last night I sat having a beer or two with some good friends who happen to be fellow veterans. As it sometimes does, the conversation Continue Reading
When You Can’t Be a Warrior Anymore… is There a Reason to Go On?
by Britta Reque-Dragicevic This first appeared in Britta's blog, "Life After War" on October 13, 2018, and is republished with the author's Continue Reading
Service, Sexuality, and Stereotypes of a Female Veteran
by Tenley Lozano This article first appeared in The War Horse and is reposted here in accordance with their sharing policy. This first appeared in Continue Reading
The Many Different Forms of PTS – Through Their Eyes
by Warriors Heart ____________________ “I couldn’t tell you the last time we looked one another in the eye, said ‘I love you’ and meant it,” Continue Reading
How Do You Turn This Thing Off?
by Frank Pauc This first appeared in Continue Reading
July 4th Fireworks and Wounded Warriors
by DiAnna Steele What I'd really like people to know is that fireworks are particularly disturbing to our veterans. I've worked with wives of wounded Continue Reading
Combat Business Trips
by Ssgt Ryan Reyes, USAF The memories weave together. An ink-black octopus cinching its grip tighter onto its prey. 2014. The night “combat Continue Reading
Learning to Breathe Through the Journey of Addiction and PTSD
Learning to Breathe Through the Journey of Addiction and PTSD by Jenny Pacanowski, The War Horse. The first time I snorted heroin felt like Continue Reading
Product Launch: Red’s Pantry Introduces MycoTea; an Herbal Approach to PTS
Nootropics are rising in popularity, as pop-culture latches on to the notion that through proper supplementation a person may be able to “hack” their Continue Reading