“It was dizzying trying to keep up with his moods, which rapidly swung from one extreme of a pendulum to the other on any given day. I'd wake up each morning unsure of which version of him I was going to get.” PtsdMood SwingsMarriage And PtsdRelationship With Mood Swings Book:Alive Day: A Memoir Source: Alive Day: A Memoir
“We'd become volatile, and we were afraid to tell anyone about it, both of us ashamed to admit that all the stress had unleashed monsters in us. We were supposed to be heroes. Or, at least, that's what everyone was calling us.” MilitaryHeroMonstersPtsdMarine CorpsWar HeroMilitary FamilyMilitary SpouseMilitary Caregiver Book:Alive Day: A Memoir Source: Alive Day: A Memoir
“Though the drugs were prescribed to treat the pain of physical wounds, the guys also used them to bury the emotional ones that doctors largely neglected.” AddictionNeglectPtsdWar WoundsOpioid Dependence Book:Alive Day: A Memoir Source: Alive Day: A Memoir