Comments for When Our Troops Come Home http://whenourtroopscomehome.com When Our Troops Come Home and Combat Post Traumatic Stress Sat, 28 Jan 2012 21:29:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Ken Jones, PhD by We Will Be Fine… « Her War, Her Voice! http://whenourtroopscomehome.com/ken-jones-phd-author#comment-100 We Will Be Fine… « Her War, Her Voice! Sat, 28 Jan 2012 21:29:22 +0000 http://whenourtroopscomehome.wordpress.com/?page_id=34#comment-100 [...] talking to Ken Jones and his wife during one of our “Heart Conversations,” I realized that I might not be doing [...] [...] talking to Ken Jones and his wife during one of our “Heart Conversations,” I realized that I might not be doing [...]

]]> Comment on What are common risk factors for traumatic stress? by Ken Jones, PhD http://whenourtroopscomehome.com/what-are-common-risk-factors-for-traumatic-stress#comment-62 Ken Jones, PhD Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:58:39 +0000 http://whenourtroopscomehome.wordpress.com/?page_id=97#comment-62 Great catch! Thank you for your help. It's always appreciated. Great catch! Thank you for your help. It’s always appreciated.

]]> Comment on About by Ken Jones, PhD http://whenourtroopscomehome.com/about#comment-61 Ken Jones, PhD Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:43:38 +0000 http://whenourtroopscomehome.com/?page_id=7#comment-61 It's a pleasure and an honor to meet you, David. Thank you for your service and your sacrifice as an American warrior in Iraq. I am very pleased to learn that you have found a counselor at the VA with whom you can work so well. This is an enormous step in your recovery process. Congratulations for hanging in there until you found the right person to work with. Yours is certainly a story of inspiration and example for others to follow. There are a great many sources of information about combat induced post traumatic stress. Two come immediately to mind: www.va.gov has a wealth of information. Use "PTSD" as the search term. The other site is www.notalone.com This site has online support groups for warriors, spouses, and parents of warriors with PTS. If you use Twitter I distribute content there about PTSD, TBI, and other information. My Twitter handle is @akvet Thank you again for your comment and your service, David. Ken It’s a pleasure and an honor to meet you, David. Thank you for your service and your sacrifice as an American warrior in Iraq.

I am very pleased to learn that you have found a counselor at the VA with whom you can work so well. This is an enormous step in your recovery process. Congratulations for hanging in there until you found the right person to work with. Yours is certainly a story of inspiration and example for others to follow.

There are a great many sources of information about combat induced post traumatic stress. Two come immediately to mind: http://www.va.gov has a wealth of information. Use “PTSD” as the search term.

The other site is http://www.notalone.com This site has online support groups for warriors, spouses, and parents of warriors with PTS.

If you use Twitter I distribute content there about PTSD, TBI, and other information. My Twitter handle is @akvet

Thank you again for your comment and your service, David.
Ken

]]> Comment on About by Veterans Directory http://whenourtroopscomehome.com/about#comment-53 Veterans Directory Tue, 27 Dec 2011 02:34:20 +0000 http://whenourtroopscomehome.com/?page_id=7#comment-53 Dr Ken, Thanks for what you do and thanks for serving your country. I have just added you to the resource section on <a href="http://www.veteransdirectory.com" rel="nofollow">Veterans Directory</a>. I'm sure many of our Veterans can benefit from your website. Thanks again! Dr Ken, Thanks for what you do and thanks for serving your country. I have just added you to the resource section on Veterans Directory. I’m sure many of our Veterans can benefit from your website. Thanks again!

]]> Comment on What are common risk factors for traumatic stress? by Best Ellipticals http://whenourtroopscomehome.com/what-are-common-risk-factors-for-traumatic-stress#comment-40 Best Ellipticals Fri, 16 Dec 2011 23:26:16 +0000 http://whenourtroopscomehome.wordpress.com/?page_id=97#comment-40 Strongly suggest adding a "google+" button for the blog! Strongly suggest adding a “google+” button for the blog!

]]> Comment on About by David Horton http://whenourtroopscomehome.com/about#comment-39 David Horton Fri, 16 Dec 2011 23:00:58 +0000 http://whenourtroopscomehome.com/?page_id=7#comment-39 First and foremost, I want to thank you for your service. I also want to thank you for sharing your experiences. I've spoke with numerous other vets about their PTSD and even though many things seem the same, the experiences, and how we relate to them are different. I guess I should introduce myself. My name is David Horton and I am a recently medically retired Soldier who did eight years and three deployments to Iraq. I was diagnosed with PTSD shortly after returning from OIF1 in March of 2004. Since then, I have been through a myriad of military doctors, over 50 different medications and a lot of Bullsh*t involving my former chain of command failing to realize PTSD as an illness. I didn't completely fall through the cracks though. Once I transferred over to the VA, I teamed up with a wonderful psychologist. This person is very real to me and genuinely cares about her job rather than treating Soldiers a lot like numbers. She has me involved in individual therapy, a group therapy, a PTSD skills group and, more recently...prolonged exposure. I am interested in learning more about the monster that has tried to take my life from me. Respectfully, Dave First and foremost, I want to thank you for your service. I also want to thank you for sharing your experiences. I’ve spoke with numerous other vets about their PTSD and even though many things seem the same, the experiences, and how we relate to them are different.
I guess I should introduce myself. My name is David Horton and I am a recently medically retired Soldier who did eight years and three deployments to Iraq. I was diagnosed with PTSD shortly after returning from OIF1 in March of 2004. Since then, I have been through a myriad of military doctors, over 50 different medications and a lot of Bullsh*t involving my former chain of command failing to realize PTSD as an illness.
I didn’t completely fall through the cracks though. Once I transferred over to the VA, I teamed up with a wonderful psychologist. This person is very real to me and genuinely cares about her job rather than treating Soldiers a lot like numbers. She has me involved in individual therapy, a group therapy, a PTSD skills group and, more recently…prolonged exposure.
I am interested in learning more about the monster that has tried to take my life from me. Respectfully, Dave

]]> Comment on Helpful Links by About | When Our Troops Come Home http://whenourtroopscomehome.com/helpful-links#comment-8 About | When Our Troops Come Home Sun, 13 Nov 2011 21:29:06 +0000 http://whenourtroopscomehome.wordpress.com/?page_id=55#comment-8 [...] Helpful Links [...] [...] Helpful Links [...]

]]> Comment on What Others Had to Say About the Book by Ken http://whenourtroopscomehome.com/what-others-had-to-say-about-the-book#comment-7 Ken Sun, 13 Nov 2011 21:08:17 +0000 http://whenourtroopscomehome.wordpress.com/?page_id=118#comment-7 Hi Kevin! Thank you for your kind note. It is very gracious of you. Is there any particular area or issue that you would like me to address on this site? Ken Hi Kevin! Thank you for your kind note. It is very gracious of you.

Is there any particular area or issue that you would like me to address on this site?
Ken

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