PTSD: Not All Wounds Are Visible.
“What do you know about PTSD that was brought on by childhood trauma (life threatened many times), along with all other forms of child abuse?” ~MJM I find this to be an interesting question. Normally I avoid writing about personal issues in a public forum but in this instance I’m going to make a rare exception. Please don’t pity me or feel sorry for me for what you’re going to read below. Just accept it for what it is and don’t treat me any differently. I don’t consider myself an expert on PTSD, but as I have told some, I was recently diagnosed by the VA with service connected PTSD (of which details I’m still not comfortable talking about…much less writing about them…as I am starting treatment for it within the next couple of weeks. However, given the nature of my life experience (I also had trauma before joining the Army…some as a child) I will do my best to let you know what I can. For those reading this who are not familiar, PTSD is Post T...