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I’m a combat veteran who suffers from severe and chronic PTSD and survivors guilt. I beg you to listen to Under your Scars by Godsmack
PTSD and survivor’s guilt are the hardest thing for you to suffer through. I hope you remembered you aren’t alone suffering these mental health issues. I’m always here to support you! Have you ever though going to support group or therapy related to PTSD and survivor’s guilt. Sometimes talking with someone can help others feel better because you have someone that understands your pain.
Hey friend, thank you so much for being here.
I can’t even imagine how hard it’s been for you to navigate the aftermath of what you have experienced as a veteran. Dealing with PTSD and survivor’s guilt must feel like battles keep on continuing in your mind, except that this time it feels like your mind becomes your very own enemy. Survivor’s guilt especially is a brutal reality to compose with. From very different experiences than yours, I’ve been lost in the realms of survivors guilt for years now, and although it certainly takes a different shape, my heart goes out to you. It’s brutal to feel this inherent shame for being, for having breath in your lungs, thinking of all the ones you miss and are not here anymore, thinking about how much it could have been you and not them. It bring sso many questions to your mind, questions that are impossible to answer but don’t feel less unbearable either. The biggest one being “why?”, “why them and not me?”. It’s this shadow that follows you everywhere, making it hard to feel like breathing fully again. The memories of those you lost, the friends who didn’t make it back… it’ sa living nightmare.
It’s hard to reach out and talk about this stuff when it feels like no one will really get it. Keeping it all inside just makes the pressure build up, like a pressure cooker ready to explode. It’s a lot to handle on your own, and I do hope that you have people by your side who can offer an ear to listen, a shoulder to lean on, just a presence that would add some humanity to those emotions that can be profoundly isolating. Not everyone might understand how it feels to have one foot in the present and one foot stuck in the past, but no matter what you deserve to be heard, to be supported and cared for during these painful seasons of you life. I just want to say, you’re doing an incredible job just by surviving and getting through each day. It’s not about having all the answers or feeling okay all the time. It’s about making it through each day the best way you can. You’re not alone in this, and you deserve to find peace. We believe in you.
-Micro, Heartsupport Staff