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writes:I married my best friend of over ten years three years ago; right outside of high school. A month later, I found out I was pregnant. Two months into it, my husband enlisted in the US Army. He was deployed to Iraq four months before I gave birth. There are no plans for a second child... yet.My husband was honorarily discharged four months ago and since then, he's been scaring the crap out of me and our families. I'd wake up in the middle of the night with him curled up in a ball next to me crying his eyes out. Once, he even held a knife to my throat.I was momentarily shocked and when I finally snapped out of it, he dropped the knife and look at me like he didn't deserve to be alive. He doesn't get a decent amount of sleep and it's been about a week now since his eyes have been cleared of tears.I'm thinking he has Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome, but he was only in the Army for not even three years! He has never actually hurt me nor has he hurt our child. But I really am getting a bit frightened about all of this. What can I do to help him?
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reader, TasteofIndia +, writes (18 July 2009):
 It sounds like he definitely has PTSS, definitely get him help as soon as you can. Time is sanity and your safety. I'm sure that he loves you and the kids, but that sort of trauma can make you do things you had no idea you were capable of. Please find your husband some professional help. You say he was only in for three years, but that is quite a long time, and certainly long enough to corrupt and disturb the mind.
Please help him, help your family and help yourself by getting your husband in for some help. He will find his happiness, he really will.
Good luck, sweetness!
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reader, Honeypie +, writes (17 July 2009):
 Lots of guys coming back from deploments overseas are suffering.
Please go look up http://www.armywivesforums.com/forums/
There might be a wife near you who can help you. He needs help. Even if he no longer is Army, he might still be able to get help from the military to combat this. Please get him help.
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reader, RAINORFIRE +, writes (17 July 2009):
 OMG you need to ge tout of there immiediatly for the sake of your child find a safe place for your child parents close freind etc and you need ot get him help seriously before someone gets hurt your husband is a veteran and disserves any and all treatment that he needs theres plenty of resoursces for him thasts definatly ptsd please get help dont let it get worse dont ignore him and let him go through it alone go to the va or the millitary base speak with a chaplain family care providers theres so many options for dont wait another minute check out this as well militaryonesource, just google that i would for you but my computer is on the fritz if i open another tab my browser will probably crash but you can check the website and call the number its 24 hours i believe the same way you found this site theres many more with dedicated proffesionals for your issue please let us kno how things but please seek proffesional help with delaing with this serious but common and treatable ordeal i wish your family the best please let us kno of your progress
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