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He had problems with anger, and with his memory. But he had trouble explaining PTSD to is children, and found that there weren’t many resources to help. So he decided to do it himself, and wrote a book for children so they could understand PTSD.
“Why Is Dad So Mad?” is a story about a family of lions, told from the point of view of the mother and children. The father is a service member who has PTSD, and the book explains the symptoms that many who suffer it face — sleeplessness, anger, forgetfulness, nightmares. The book describes it as a fire inside of Dad’s chest, but that no matter how mad or sad he may seem, the love for his family is always there.
“Why Is Dad So Mad?” is available now at Kastle Books, and already, Kastle and his team are working on a companion book for moms, called “Why Is Mom So Mad?”. The site also features resources for veterans who need help with PTSD.
originally posted by: Lazzzarus22
Why Is Dad So Mad?
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originally posted by: Expat888
Good to see someone wrote a book to better explain the ptsd soldiers live with .. its often been swept under the carpet and not talked about ...
Over the years learned to live with my ptsd from four tours in vietnam with s.o.g back in the 60's .. even so theres still days it takes a few more drinks and additional pack of cigarettes to deal with it ... works far better than any damn drugs and without the adverse side effects of the damn drugs big pharma pushes ..
originally posted by: WineAndCheese9
a reply to: Anyafaj
Dad is mad because he is a victim of US foreign policy
Dad also killed innocent people defending their homes
He killed them for Rothschild bankers
originally posted by: WineAndCheese9
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originally posted by: WineAndCheese9
a reply to: Rosinitiate
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I don't know if US MREs have bunch of hidden drugs in them
I don't know if cocktail of drugs army doctors prescribe to US army contributes
I don't know if the problem is lack of proper mental training or wrong type of brainwashing altogether
But I do know that a soldier who is not ashamed of what he did in war, a soldier who killed who he had to protect his homeland
Has no mental problem after the war and has no problem talking about what he did and bravery and courage it took to do it
There, eat them apples
originally posted by: WineAndCheese9
a reply to: Rosinitiate
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I don't know if US MREs have bunch of hidden drugs in them
I don't know if cocktail of drugs army doctors prescribe to US army contributes
I don't know if the problem is lack of proper mental training or wrong type of brainwashing altogether
But I do know that a soldier who is not ashamed of what he did in war, a soldier who killed who he had to protect his homeland
Has no mental problem after the war and has no problem talking about what he did and bravery and courage it took to do it
There, eat them apples
originally posted by: WineAndCheese9
a reply to: Rosinitiate
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I don't know if US MREs have bunch of hidden drugs in them
I don't know if cocktail of drugs army doctors prescribe to US army contributes
I don't know if the problem is lack of proper mental training or wrong type of brainwashing altogether
But I do know that a soldier who is not ashamed of what he did in war, a soldier who killed who he had to protect his homeland
Has no mental problem after the war and has no problem talking about what he did and bravery and courage it took to do it
There, eat them apples
originally posted by: caterpillage
That looks like it would be helpful, for kids and dads alike.
I'm commenting mainly because your thread made me realize I may have PTSD to a degree. I never really thought about it before now in that light.
11 years ago, 2 weeks before my son was born I watched as 4 of my coworkers were killed, and four more were seriously hurt. A year later another was killed. My wife told me for quite some time after that, that I was different. I was quick to anger, meaner. She said I didn't treat my son the same as I treated our daughter who was born 5 years earlier.
I allways just kind of blew it off, over time I think I got over it, but sometimes I still get sad when I think of them. It's allways there. Inside of me. I love my kids and wife and learned soon after to keep control of my emotions, but maybe if I sought some kind of help maybe things would be better.
I know what I experienced wasn't the same as combat, but it sucked, and I never really thought about attributing my reaction to being PTSD until this thread. Wow, sorry to vent, but it feels kinda good.
Makes me really feel for the men and women coming back from war, what a horribly crappy thing we as a people are doing to them.