Healing the Mind When the Body Stops Fighting
The facts are simple and straight. The suicide rate has now surpassed the casualty rate for service members. We are killing ourselves more efficiently than our enemies. It’s my belief that while there is a great effort being made to stop this problem, there is more that can be done.
Let’s look at suicide as an enemy. When we face an enemy, we kill it. That’s what everything we do,... 
In the late 90′s I deployed to Africa as part of a UN peacekeeping force. At that time there was no pre-deployment training for mental health, nor post-deployment debriefs upon return. Just a handshake and a medal. My symptoms started to show almost immediately, although at the time I had no idea that they were related to PTSD. I had nightmares, waking up with a scream or soaked in sweat. ... 
In August 2006, I was wrapping up my second tour to Afghanistan with 1PPCLI, ROTO 1, OP ARCHER, TF Orion. On 03 Aug 06, OP BRAVO CORRIDOR, my life changed forever. There is enough literature out there explain the events of that day, so I don’t think I need to get into the “what happened” portion of that day. It took four years of denying something was wrong with me before I had finally... 
As I am still a serving member, my name is Spartan08. I am and was a Sgt with the PPCLI and was on deployment in Afghanistan in 2008. My Platoon earned the nickname ‘TIC magnets’ for reasons that all of you should understand. The events of …
that tour forever changed me. What I thought I knew about the Military was thrown out the window. I had developed a love and respect for the...
My symptoms started to show almost immediately, although at the time I had no idea that they were related to PTSD. I had nightmares, waking up with a scream or soaked in sweat. I would get angry at the silliest things, air cadets marching past my house one day sent me on a tirade of unreasonableness. Smells, such as rotting garbage would woosh me back in time. Pictures on TV of disaster... 
"I decided to take my experience with PTSD and put it forward to educate others and help those who are like me. Visit us here often to get a unique insight into the lives of soldiers with PTSD. My hope is to raise funds through sales of Military Minds apparel as well as donations to help those who have selflessly served our country".
