Re: Nightmares /PISTD

[Guest guest]

All,

My Sleep Specialist asked me this specific question (vivid nightmares ) and told

me not to worry about it since I did not have them from the things I had

happened to me. I had someone break into my home many years ago and I talked him

out of my 357 that was loaded and a large pillowcase in the other hand with meds

I had in my house, camera lenses and other stuff the guy can hock. This was

just after an auto accident that a guy came down the wrong side of the highway

towards me and I moved over and it killed six teenagers going to six flags in

Dallas, and then I am supposed to be leaving for Japan in twelve three weeks.

I stayed up nights, knowing that the guy down the road, was the guy let in my

house by the kid who lived in my apt in by back yard and had a key. I came home

in my military uniform and scared this guy who was high as a kite and quietly

talked him out of my gun and he ran, I reached up to fire at him and could not

shot him.

He cut his hair and they brought pictures out for an ID instead of line up. He

cut his hair all off and it is hard to identify him in pictures but I knew this

was him that lived down the street and I went and left my card for him if he

needed to contact me but I have someone watching my house, keep his kids out of

my yard, and don't him or my wife every set foot in my yard or I will not

hesitate using my weapon, tauzer, or pepper spray.

Although scared, I talked to my Chaplin (whom it easy to talk to and his

wife),friends came over ever night, and there was someone sitting by my bedside

every-night because the police said they could not pick up any fingerprints.

The best thing that happened that I was in Japan three years and felt safe but

when I came back home I had to deal with this fear again which I thought had

left and I had to do a deposition for the family members who had names and felt

sad (Survivors Guilt) and the guy that caused this accident was working for a

company and others got a million (and they should), I chose not to sue. I

should have as that would have been the start of my back injury.

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder can be initiated from all sorts of trauma to

include pain so don't ever think you cannot be helped from medication for that

if you

need it. Bennie

> e.h. wrote

> I have severe nightmares too, from PTSD.

>> Desert Fire wrote:

>> My pain meds cause me to have nightmares,

[Guest guest]

I have PTSD from Hurricane Katrina. Had an aunt that perished in the flood.

I couldn't handle it and after 2 years. I moved away. Family matters are

bringing me back to new orleans...during hurricane season no less!

Ellen-Hangin in

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Bennie wrote:

My Sleep Specialist asked me this specific question (vivid nightmares ) and

told me not to worry about it since I did not have them from the things I

had happened to me.

[Guest guest]

ellensmith912@... wrote:

> I have PTSD from Hurricane Katrina. Had an aunt that perished in the flood.

> I couldn't handle it and after 2 years. I moved away. Family matters are

> bringing me back to new orleans...during hurricane season no less!

>

> Ellen-Hangin in

> Connected by DROID on Verizon Wireless

>

Ellen,

I hope you have safe journey and the situation does not cause you more pain but

helps you heal.

Good thoughts and prayers for your visit.

I did have to push the experiences way back in my mind . I did not know the

names of the people who died in the crash and when their families were at the

table giving the names of who they were representing, I started crying

uncontrollable sa I had stayedaway from making them personal. The guy who was

driving and hit and killed five people had a wife and three month old and was

only 23, my son's age. I do have thoughts that come forward but I am not near

the scene. This guy had taken Heroin and was too high to be driving.

Take Care, Ellen, and I am thinking of you. Bennie