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Gibby1313
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PathStep 53 Compassion hearts298 Forum posts5 Forum upvotes8 Current upvotes8 Age GroupAdult Last activeOctober, 2022 Member sinceJanuary 17, 2022
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General Support / by Gibby1313
Last post
 February 1st, 2022
...See more Thank y'all for making a support group for Veterans
Exhausted
Trauma Support / by Gibby1313
Last post
 April 16th, 2022
...See more I have PTSD and insomnia. I used to be on Ambien for sleep. It helped for while and even though some nights I still couldn't fall asleep for hours, it still helped. I'm no longer on medications, I've gone through sleep therapy and have tried damn near everything to help me fall asleep and stay asleep. Lately I've been having nightmares and episodes (more frequently than I've had in years) I only sleep maybe 2-4 hours and even then, I wake up forgetting where I am and that I'm reliving my traumatic experience. It's starting to take a toll on me physically and mentally and I feel like I'm going to snap at any moment. I'm tired or being tired.
Issues with Alcohol
Alcohol & Drug Addiction Support / by Gibby1313
Last post
 January 28th, 2022
...See more I started drinking when I joined the military. It got out of hand but I didn't care. I was 18 the first time I drank and I didn't know my limits. Well fast-forward a few more years, and I still didn't. My tolerance grew higher and higher. I thought it was something to be proud of. I was "out drinking" grown men and thought it was cool. I was assaulted while under the influence and that should have been my wake up call but it wasn't. It honestly just made it worse. I started drinking in the morning, during work and throughout the night to feel better. I moved to new duty station and tried to have a clean slate. I was fine at first because we were under an order that prohibited drinking for the first 2 months I was there. Well, the first night we were off of that order there was a party. I figured I could have a couple drinks and be fine. And I was. But it started becoming a regular thing. Then I started drinking by myself again. One night I was at a party, they placed a bet of $100 to whoever could drink a large bottle of liquor. No one would do it, and I seen this as an opportunity to look cool. I drank the bottle in under a minute and felt fine. That. That was my wake up call. I don't drink hardly at all anymore. If I drink it's usually wine coolers and I limit myself to 2. And even then, it's very rare. I won't lie and say I don't miss it sometimes because I do. It made me confident and that's something I lack a lot of. But at the same time, how can I miss something that was so harmful to me?
Trigger Warning: Sexual Assault
Trauma Support / by Gibby1313
Last post
 January 29th, 2022
...See more I was raped from the ages 7-11 by my step brother and again at the age of 20 by a fellow soldier. I am struggling. I know trauma doesn't define you but it's apart of me that'll never go away no matter how hard I try. I'm tired of battling myself. I'm tired of being tired. I just want to be normal.
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