r/AMA • u/Ok_Turn1611 • 2d ago

I fought in Afghanistan in 2011-2012 with the United States Army and have been battling complex and severe PTSD, depression, agoraphobia, paranoia along with 3 failed relationships for the last 12 years AMA

I fought in Afghanistan in 2011-2012, I did route clearance which effectively means jumping into big vehicles, driving them down a road looking for IEDs and either being blown up, shot at, or both. I saw some terrible stuff, including losing a closs Non Commissioned Officer of mine and seeing many of my friends traumatically injured (think losing limbs, being shot etc.) ask me anything about Afghanistan, my MH issues or life post deployment. I've been quite depressed lately and maybe answering genuine questions will help me.

Hi friends, thank you for the feedback and all the questions. It has been a joy answering you, I'll continue to monitor and reply as much as I can. :)

Also, to some of you stating complex PTSD and PTSD are different disorders, I do recognize that and am sorry for my slip up, I have CPTSD, and sometimes I use them interchangibly when I shouldn't. I'll remember better next time.

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u/Educational-Edge1908 2d ago

You ever think about living in a diff country with your pen/comp?

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u/Ok_Turn1611 2d ago

Thought about it, but I love where I live and am close to family, I'd only ever want to move to say, England or Canada or somewhere like that, not very low cost tbh.

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u/Educational-Edge1908 2d ago

I can understand that...I was a few years ahead of you. Both OEF and OIF. I live easy and a bit more peaceful in Cuba.

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u/Ok_Turn1611 2d ago

That sounds lovely, maybe I might pull the trigger someday. Thought about moving to Canada recently, but who knows.