How to help a war veteran dealing with emotional issues?
In response to my post of the dilemma of a woman dating an Iraq war veteran, I got this email from the Afghan war veteran that I want to share.
“I got back in 2004, I was there in the beginning, saw bad stuff, been to bad places. I was one of a few troops to open (put wire down) and take in prisoners at Abu Ghraib. I saw and found things no one wants to know about. I know how your man feels. There are things I will tell no one about, forever. There are things that happen in war (I know you heard this). He won’t tell you! He won’t tell himself they happened either, but they did. PLEASE give him time, if he needs to be alone, let him, just remind him that he has people who love him, and people who need him around. Give him time. Remember, he went from loving you and you were his life to his life being (really HIS LIFE) being in control of others, and THEIRS of his actions. I still deal with things that happened to me there, and will for the rest of my life.(and I tell… you guessed it, nothing.) The BEST THING you can let him know is YOU LOVE HIM AND WILL NO MATTER WHAT!!!! It might take a while, but it will work.”
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