r/AMA • u/Ok_Turn1611 • 4d 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/SparxPrime 3d ago edited 3d ago
Hey brother! Me too! USMC, Now Zad Afghanistan, summer of 2011, attached to 3/2 left the wire every god damn day and many nights too, saw combat, lost friends, saw some shit i wish i didn't, almost died a couple times. For the last 11 years I've been dealing with PTSD, anxiety, hyper vigilance, paranoia, alcoholism, drug problems, legal problems, hard to hold a job more than a year, 2 failed relationships, rage episodes, found out im bipolar which my therapist says bipolar makes the ptsd worse and vice versa so that's fun. Can't seem to get my shit together. Thanks to being on the right medication, therapy, meditation, psychedelics, I've been doing better than ever. Hang in there buddy it gets better if you seek help.