PTSD and Driving OTR...?

I have many older trucking buddies. Some are Vietnam vets and another has been in two fatal accidents in his career, both of which wasn't his fault. The last time it took him a lil while to get back into the saddle.
I'm a Iraq vet and I'll say my 359 saved my life when I was discharged. It's one of those things that you gotta press on with life. You can let it consume you

 

It takes awhile to deprogram.
If you plan on driving around a major population center, which is hard not to do, you're going to be in a constant state of stress.
Nobody gives a F.
Welcome home.

 

Dave's right, O/P ... Hope your Thanksgiving is happy, as well, guys! Best of luck to you.

 

You "don't know how they do it?"

Stop being such emotional ninnies. Life is a ##### but you get up and continue living it. BFD. FFS we have college kids now screaming for "safe spaces" so they don't have to hear words they can't handle.

I had a four wheeler cross the center line at the last second and take his life by hitting me. I remember the day very clearly but it hasn't stopped me from continuing to drive. I was back in the seat the very next week. That was almost 28 years ago.

 

I'm going to my safe place now after reading this post.

 

Yeah that post triggered me to spending time with my therapy cat lol

 

I am going to go wear a safety pin now, to show solidarity with you.




Anyway...I think people don’t experience much in the way of ‘reality’ - they’re too sheltered, perhaps. Stuff happens. People deal with things in different ways.

The people that I’ve known and respected, are the people that don’t wear their feelings on their sleeves.

 

I was in school recently getting an associates degree, and I don't recall any "safe rooms."

In general I agree and disagree. It goes overboard. Some kids need to grow up and learn to deal with "curse words." But also PTSD is a real thing. Most of us have the luxury of sleeping without night terrors, but not all of us. My brother and my sister's husband both deal with it.

 

That's right. You deal with it. Next.