APOINTMENT ON THURSDAY WITH V.A.

[OKIE MIKE]

I have an appointment on thursday for a compincation and pension hearing . This appointment is because I was raped by an E-7 while I was in the Army in 1977 . I have ben seeing a sexual abuse theripist at the V.A. for about 5 years . They have not helped much .
I still have nightmares and they say that I am obcesed with finding the SOB and getting revenge .
I have tried to find a male rape survivor group
to get councling with . I have yet to find another male rape victom to talk face to face with .
The first counslar that I had for almost three years . and I told her that I wanted a diffrent
"T" because how can a woman understand a man's point of view of being raped . I am a hedrosexual
that has ben married three times and I wonder how my current Wife has put with me this long . haveing PTSD is no picnic .
I juts wosh that my shrink could "Walk a Mile in my shoes " then maby He would get a little glimps of what I live with every day .

 

[reality2k4]

Mike, nobody can walk a mile in your shoes, how could they!

I hope Thursday is good for you, I really do.
A good therapist is a good start, but for me, a male therapist would be totally out of the question right now.

Feel free to talk this stuff out.

I wish you well,

ste

 

[AuthenticMe]

Mike,

My best wishes are with you. Having PTSD is definitely no picnic. I hope that you don't feel too disconnected from your T. If your T is compassionate and caring, that goes a long way.

It's not always easy to be kind and gentle with ourselves, but it can make the hard times alot easier.