WWII Veteran on PTSD and Suicidal Thoughts 

Please pin this or spread the word somehow? There's a new hotline for mental health support that is free anonymous and available 24/7 in the US. The number is new it's 988. If anyone is considering what he is talking about, please make the call instead. There are people who want you here and they want to help.

God bless any vet, especially war vet's.

What an odd thing to comment on this short . Seems likes a copy paste on everything . I get what you’re doing but the way you’re doing it is odd

Why so you can do nothing but get money and not give it. I’m a veteran help me mother f&$@er. You don’t care about this man. You don’t care about anything but image. I was forced to join the marine corps, I wanted to be a marine but 2 weeks before boot camp I hung myself( from depression cheating girl)and had to be revived by my dad and a ambulance and was in a mental institution, my recruiter got me out and took me by the arm to MEPS and then went to boot camp. Did fine for a year and a half but then I started to get messed with hard( long story). I was a all star marine expert rifle man highest pt and asvab scores and losers with higher rank messed with me. I couldn’t take it anymore and started to smoke weed and do cocaine and eventually was in the hospital for a mental break down and started to get separated. Not for drugs I could have went to classes for that for mental health. Now I have a general discharge luckily but it’s hard to get a good job and I am a stay at home dad while my wife works because she makes more money. So you gonna help, Nope, no one cares F$&k you and the military and the US government.

Sir thank you for your service and sacrifice, and thank you for not killing yourself,my youngest son killed himself three years ago in October I cannot express in words the pain My wife and I feel everyday, I would give anything to have him back. May the good Lord give you all his blessings 🙏 Amen.

i imagine it’s common because it’s true. If you take a step back and really think about it, you will realize how selfish it is.. it’s what happened with me and that’s exactly what got me through. 🤘🏻

​@@e.k.izzle32it doesn't help for me. I realise it's somewhat selfish but it's also selfish for others to want me to continue living this miserable life just so that they won't get upset.

@@TheJarlofWhiterun maybe don’t see it as them being selfish or you being selfish but possibly see the negatives of not being in their lives like as if you would lose one of them ? Not judging or trying to apply my opinion just want to help 💙 I hope things are better for you soon , much love from a stranger

​@@TheJarlofWhiterunIt's not their fault. You were around them and now they care about you. I know its hard friend look to God he saved me +

This is why men need a family. A single man feels like they don’t matter and no one will even care.

evil... i.e. the democrats.

Yes, although I'd ilsay it's not a disorder though. It's just stress that comes after a traumatic event. You don't even have to see combat to get it either. When I hear disorder I think of something that you're unable to work through.

@@John-mf6ky a lot of ptsd actually can’t be worked through. Many people slowly get worse over time even with proper help it is most definitely a disorder, it is in the name.

It's not just PTSD that makes vets suicidal. It's also that US society doesn't support them at all. A lot of vets are homeless, even ones who didn't get ptsd. Nobody rehabilitates them and no government program gives them any aid. They can't land jobs and if you don't have a job in the US, the system doesn't even think you exist.

​@@John-mf6kysemantics at that point

Facts I tell people all the time PTSD is so bad because it’s not something you can control it just comes and goes and it pleases. You’ll be fine one second and then next your feeling like your going to have a panic attack out of nowhere , definitely no fun 💯 salute to all the soldiers and everyone dealing with any mental issues

Probably from Outlaw Josey Wales when he was talking with Ten Bears…either way, that’s truth….

Also in Hamilton. Washington says it to Hamilton

Josey Wales said, "Dying ain't much of a livin' boy." “Dying is easy; it's living that's hard.” - Credited to the character Luke Spencer on the TV show General Hospital in 1963.

​@grunt-sw8si General Hospital started in 63. Luke Spencer wasn't a character until November of 78, just saying.

Rapper 50 Cent song, Many Men: "Death gotta be easy because life is hard, it'll leave physically, mentally, and emotionally scarred" - I'm sure he didn't coin it, but it hits.

If it’s dificult to do it for yourself, do it for him. There is no love like a child’s.

@cesiumanonymous6068 I did, I struggle daily but also have a wife and 2 more kids I have to at least get till 18😅

After they’re 18 continue to bear your cross and struggle on brother. You’ll have grandkids one day. Don’t miss out on it

And hopefully you will be for many more years, sir. You are worth the gift of life 07

Good to hear brother. I don't know you dude, but I mean this, I love you man. You're here for a reason, and your life is worth protecting. Keep on going brother.

Thank you for this comment. I love it and I couldn't agree more. Wish I had said it myself!

Amen ❤

Beautiful comment ❤

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It is very important that you finally achieve to be sober, very important for your Soul. Don't think about the time wasted, what you got its above everything. Now you are finally living Life, thats the really important thing and its all thanks to your courage, keep it strong like that men, enjoy the Nature of this Time.

I'm glad you made it bud. Many others don't. God Bless.

Thank you for sharing your story. Good for you brother!

Thank you for sharing. There’s many of us who can relate. Keep up the good work.

God bless you.. Thank you for sharing your story . ❤🙏

God bless this man

Amen 🙏

I'm a therapist at a drug and alcohol facility, which treats mostly co-occurring disorder. We have a large Vet population at our facility. Granted, I've never had any WWII vets, but our demographic of Vietnam vets are great patients and many of them are alcoholics with CPTSD. In terms of working with clients - they make me feel like what I'm doing matters, because of their attitudes. Yeah, many are grumpy boomers haha, but when I conduct one-on-one sessions it becomes clear that they're very well mannered, respectful men with a lot of empathy and compassion for others. They have tried to self-sooth for so long. Deep down, under that tough exterior are very vulnerable and broken individuals. The ones that saw combat are so traumatized. I'm not a religious man, but I pray for them. I fear they'll never stop using drugs and/or alcohol. It's incredible sad

@@JohnBricksmith2048thank you so much for your work. Don’t forget to take care of yourself.

Thank you for your service to these vets. My dad was a Vietnam vet. 7 tours. I thought he worked in an office, because he came home once a year, for a month, always dressed in his formal dress greens. My mother kept it a secret that he as over in Asia, fighting a war. She cancelled the news paper, and no Walter Cronkite., I was aware of “A” war, I just had no idea my dad had anything to do with it. He wasn’t broken, but pretty damaged. I mistakenly woke him up the WRONG way once….we kids we’re supposed to shake his toes if he was asleep .,, I was 10, and shook his shoulder, and landed 10 ft way. Glad I’ve never been punched again. He died from cancer caused by agent Orange. He did make it to 72, and we had a great relationship when he retired in 1975. I miss him everyday.

​@@Seasidecc95437 7 tours! Salute to your dad that's a long time in country🇦🇺❤️🇺🇲 my dad and one of his brothers was in Vietnam too

Those guys were brave men who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country.

Sadly most people convince themselves their loved ones, even their kids will be better off without them

No one that takes their own lives is thinking in a rational manner or it would never happen. My best friend took his own life after he and his mom had gone to bed. Shot himself in the heart. If he'd just gone to sleep, morning would have come. He probably would have felt differently. NOBODY saw it coming. That was 43 years ago. I still miss him.

The only people i would upset is my dad cause he would have to learn the computer to pay his bills and my brother is a sociopath so he would just be angry with it. So I could go out and no one would care.

​@@MrWhateverfits Well, then screw them. Keep living for you, because you matter.

@@MrWhateverfitsperhaps if you move far away from their negativity, it will help. This world is so hard sometimes. You don’t need added burdens from people who don’t appreciate and love you. Stay strong and I hope your situation improves soon ❤❤❤

I thought the same thing ,my son was born while I was in Iraq and was going to end it but when I returned home my son was a few months old I couldn't do it I had to be here for him and my older son and wife today married 23 yrs and my boys are 20 and 22 yrs old now they saved me.

After returning from Afghanistan my son's did not know me. It took a month until they realized i belonged in the house. All that while I was trying to reacclimate. Very hard situation.

AMERICANS GUYS are far too YOUNG to be in WARS.

my dad was so weak all he could reach for was alcohol, wasnt a vet, wasnt anything but a jerk

@@willcal2738 you have no idea what that man went through. Try having respect and understanding. Also, alcohol is and can be a sickness. 🙏🏾

Yep. And now all these kids that were told no once all claim to have ptsd.

@@KeweenawPatriot exaggerate much?

​@@Smacklover unfortunately not an exaggeration right now. Kids today are desperate to claim mental illnesses to garner sympathy when they don't fit in. Reports of tourettes syndrome went up somewhere around 800% just since TikTok started and that's a year old statistic. Who knows how much it is now.

​@@Smacklover it's also an exaggeration claiming the term of PTSD. HUGE difference between trauma and PTSD

Ruined.... man

Yup, they just didn't talk about it like people do today. I know my grandfather suffered silently after the war because of what he saw (501st PIR in WW2).

Same, my uncle was a Navy hard hat diver. He went down to sunken Naval vessels. He died of cirrhosis of the liver at 37. May God bless all those that sacrificed their lives and their futures.

Alcoholism is still a major issue in the military right now. I just got out and all we did was drink. Thankfully I cut way back when I got out

My friends father fought on pelilu and iwo jima. He drank every single day. He was so proud when i joined.

Wasn’t just WWII. It’s every war.

All veterans from any country

How about we stop 'blessing' them which essentially means doing nothing, and actually do something to help them.

You better find a higher purpose with Jesus, because there's always a chance all of the others you think you're living for will die before you, and then what will you have?

@@Treaxvour You better mind your business. My family is way more valuable than your made up cult. Sorry.

@@Treaxvour Jesus knows what you did and he's disappointed ☹️

​​@@TreaxvourWork at it, you can be more negative.

​​@@OTGBobPlease explain how you know what Jesus thinks. Wasn't He here to forgive all our sins?

I am so sorry for your loss. Thanks to your father for his service to keep us safe. I am sorry he didn’t have the support he needed from our government to help with his health and recovery. God bless you.

@@LindaSuggs-d9s I appreciate your thoughtful, kind reply. In today's time, with medications and support, he likely could have made it.

im so sorry for your loss and im grateful to your father for his service.

Stand blessed with recognition that you did not allow that to bleed into future generations.

May God bless him and you and may rest in Perfect Peace in the Kingdom of Heaven with Jesus Christ and God amen, my prayers are with you

give it a month

@@readboutit why would you say that

The government will make sure it'll go unnoticed for every single generation from now on. They want war lol.

@@CallSignDapperunfortunately 9 times out of 10 this will not go any further than leaving a like 👍 unless you plan on taking action.

Too late, nazis already march unafraid in American streets

Glad you're still here, friend.

I'm glad you're here to tell me about your broken bones. ❤️

God bless you friend. Glad you're still here

@@yikesmcgee-gz3lq you proud of that?

​@@yikesmcgee-gz3lqgfys mate, not the place.

It's a scary thing, sometimes the grief overpowers you.

I'm so sorry...

@@GreenPaganWitch I think you're right. Thanks for the response. Big hugs to you!!!!

2004…the same year I was born. Rest in Peace to your father, I pray you are doing well.

My great grandfather as well but a little different. Was in the tank corps and still have his helmet. Came back with a bunch of PTSD and worked in a bank when the Depression hit. Got soo bad and was losing everything when it hit. He tried to even save the bank and changed books to keep it afloat but to no avail. He took his own life after on top of it all, he lost family to sickness. Terrible just terrible. I hope both our great grandfathers found some semblance of peace ✌️🙏

Sadly it wasn’t really talked about until after the Veitnam war. Many suffered in silence or abused drugs or alcohol.

❤ im glad you’re still here

Shame on this country we must do more for our veterans😢

​@@andrewgordon790😢❤

And now african americans are saying "f whitey" and rip down statues while celebrating white birthrates plummeting. lol nice sacrifice

It would also have satisfied the enemy. I’ve been there - to that edge, and realized that I’d be fine, but my family would be devastated, and my enemies would be delighted. I came to my senses, felt all the pain, cried, fought my enemies and defeated them, and stoked the flame within to live my life. 23 years later and a few worse experiences and revelations, suicide continues to remain off the table. In fact, the best of self love and care are my go-to ☕️

My thoughts are the same and I know his pain living with PTSD.💔

I'm happy that this thought changed this man's mind .. but .. suicide isn't typically meant to satisfy anyone else other than the person suffering. It's not fair to live a life suffering just so others don't feel bad.

​@@jmorrisey79If you had a part in bringing the people who will be hurt most, into this world, you absolutely are being selfish. They also didn't ask to be born yet you made them, and now their life will be ruined with that anguish. I can understand not staying for anyone else, but if you have kids that is 100% on you and it is 100% selfish to take yourself away from them forever.

@@michaelgarcia9139 I understand your point.. and I agree to a certain extent. In some cases it's actually better for the kid to be raised by someone else.. because having screwed up parents screws kids up too.

Would you tell that about other serial or even mass murderers? If two people do the same, what is then the diffrence? Is the 5th command of Mose not equal to everybody? And if so, why? Isn't that only about what soldiers would pray and wish for but never can be sure about, for very good reasons?

@@HalloLuja if it wasn’t for people like this man you could very well be living under Nazi Germany or Imperial Japanese occupation. Whether you realize it or not, you owe gratitude to this man for what he did for you and the world.

Jesus is the prince of peace!

We owe gratitude to God for what he did for us! John 3:16-21

@@Jaydenreco amen buddy!

The same god that blessed them with war?

@@WhoThisMonkey god isnt necessarily the reason that they were sent to war lol

He passed ?

May God bless you and keep you in his hands!

​@@lance_r72 I know exactly how you feel. Been there before. Stay strong for your friend and family. You won't feel the same way tomorrow.

Hats off to you a survivor.

Wish mine did too buddy

I am sorry of you guys losing your father. I know my words can not help you . I will pray for you to have peace and heal. Be well.

Excellent thoughts, thank you.