Veterans

I also found and read that suicide note that has been going around on the internet written by SGT Somers. Those are some hard numbers and that is a hard message to read. I pair the two items together and I really do get what a lot of these guys must be feeling.

One or two of SGT Somers' quotes really hit me hard "Too trapped in a war to be at peace, too damaged to be at war" sums me and a lot of what I feel - and I know I'm not alone. It's tough. There is nothing I want more than to go back out on patrol again, but the Army won't have me anymore.

How do we deal and how do we treat the vet PTSD and suicide epidemic? I have a nifty 70% rating for PTSD from the VA and I also have been suffering from the suicide idealization thing. I know I should seek more help than I currently get, but at the same time I'm just tired of it all. I hate going to appointments and I hate talking to doctors and counselors. I haven't experienced any barriers to prevent me from getting the care that I'm supposed to be getting from the VA other than myself. More doctors and more money being thrown at the problem won't help me. I bet that a lot of us "broken" veterans are just tired of it all and there is nothing that can be done to help us.