I am once again reading trauma (and trauma-related) blogs.  Michael Sullivan's blog, Recall: An Involuntary Soldier's Story, is teaching me a lot about the military.  Though this blog isn't explicitly about PTSD, it does address issues of war, which I believe to be inherently trauma-related.  So here are a few things that I've learned:

From Day 41:

Let me start off by saying that I know this will sound cynical, and while what I am about to say is not optimistic , it is, sadly, supported by the data.  According to the NYTimes the army is opening its doors to immigrants.

A lot of what I do deals with sadness--war, death, rape, abuse, violence of all kinds.  Some days it wears me down more than others.  Here are some blogs that have the seemingly contradictory yet simultaneous effect of breaking my heart and giving me hope:

• 'Imagine' A World of Peace, Understanding, Tolerance
• PTSD Combat: Winning the War Within
  
• Recall: An Involuntary Soldier's Story

and there are some forum posts that do the same: