To all:
Thank you for the kind words you have written.
PTSD is truely a silent killer, or at least a "disease" which damages a lot.
Since my breakdown, when I was diagnosed with multiple PTSD and a few
other illnesses related to this disorder, I have been battling PTSD ànd the
ignorant society I live in. Here, people do not have as much respect for
the individual soldiers as in some other countries (and most of the times
it isn't much there either...) and it is all traced back to those darned seventies.
All in all it is a battle which will last a lifetime, but with the support of my wife,
my few remaining friends, my army buddies and people like you I hope to
never fall back to the situation I was before. Hopefully PTSD will never have
me do things that will eventually mean my demise.
Again, thank you all. Little note; I did not start this thread to search for people
to feel pity with me, but I felt the need to honour this "forgotten hero" and
explain why I felt to do so.
For all: I salute you. You all make the world go round, you all make John and Jane Doe
sleep better at night! Although scarred by my past, I now wear my "scars" with pride.
I know the battle with PTSD is never over, but thanks to people like you I know
I am never alone!
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