PTSD Presentation

Joint event by Psi Chi and the SVA (Student Veterans Association) about PTSD. The presenter is a member of Psi Chi as well as a veteran of the Marine Corps (Desert Storm) and the Oregon National Guard (OIF2). On hand will be members of the SVA for a panel discussion.

Eddie presents PTSD from his own experience as a marine and soldier and a psychology major in terms that worked for him.

"When I got back from Iraq, all I wanted to do was go see my girl. I only wanted to go home. I felt fine. I felt okay. I missed my home. And the presentations and talks that the VA, chaplains, and others gave to us during our demob went in one ear and out the other. It didn't connect with any of us. None of us. It wasn't until months later that I went to a counselor, not for myself, but to get inormation to take back to some of my fellow soldier in the company, several of whom were drinking heavily, taking pills, having relationship problems. As someone who was training in psychology I recognized the need around me for intervention. However, I did NOT recognize the need in my own self. It was in the act of helping othes that I saw how much I myself needed therapy. I was very quick to anger, could not concentrate, could not enjoy a concert or a 4th of July, took everything to seriously and more. Now I've gotten help and looking back I see how much I needed it. It strikes me that there are many more who are like me, that do not recognize the need within themselves. That is why I am so upfront and public about my own history. That by showing how someone like me, a normal, capable Staff NCO, who seems to have it all 'wired tight' needed help and how getting help doesn't lessen my leadership as an NCO, but makes it better.

http://www.warriormyth.blogspot.com

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