[linn37]

One of the nursing aides at works husband is back from Iraq. She says he is having a hard time just leaving the house to look for work. Crowds bother him and he is always worried about whats going on around him.

[Stashiu]

Your friend's hubby needs to get treatment NOW! He will resist, but even just a group of Vets talking about it will help.

[armymarinemom]

He needs to seek help now. Most do not return with symptoms that severe no matter what you read in the press.

[Little Bill]

He will get over it. The reintroduction to the world can be unnerving, forgetting a set of life saving measures to re adapt to a place where there are no dangers.

I remember standing on a corner, in Lynn, Mass, with a bunch of my pals in 1968, all recent Discharges from the Army and Marines, mostly Infantry. A car back fired, everyone grabbed some dirt, it takes a while to readjust.

[brazzaville]

Good morning.
"...he is always worried about whats going on around him."

It's called hyper vigilance. It's never fully gone once you have it and it can kill you in several ways.

I've had friends die from drinking or doing drugs while trying to turn it off. One friend committed suicide by cop. Several of us, me included had heart attacks while otherwise healthy and several have died from the stress of always being switched on.

Your friend's husband needs to let the VA or the military get him in to see a counselor.

All that said, I'm not sure I could live without that edge.

Michael Frazier