URGENT - PTSD COMBAT VETERAN'S FAMILY

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hopeful1774

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My husband is a combat veteran with severe PTSD, high anxiety, and severe depression. One of his battle buddies is here visiting and has only caused the drinking to get worse. They went to a bar Thursday night and my husband would have never gone had his buddy not been here because he simply doesn't go to bars. They were gone for a very long time and not at the bar he said they were going to and I became extremely worried about my husband given the fact that I know his demeanor with drinking and bars (which is why he doesn't go anymore). We ended up in a huge argument when he got home because he never called me, no courtesy, no respect for me or the kids, nothing. The police had to be called to separate us all for the night and he hasn't been home since, except yesterday to show up for our son's birthday party. Our rent is due on the 8th and he said he will try to pay it but that he doesn't know if he'll have enough. He won't come home, he said, until our oldest children are gone, his 18 year old daughter and my 18 year old son, a senior in high school. I can't turn my back on any of these children and we have our own three year old son and one year old daughter here too. I can't turn my back on them and I won't. These are our children and I feel he needs to grow up and get over his anger toward his daughter for calling the police. That's why he's mad at her. Now he is telling me that he wants to take our three year old son tomorrow and I don't know if he is going to bring him back or not. I don't know if he will take him, not pay rent and let me, the 18 year olds and our one year old daughter go to the streets because of non payment. He won't say he loves me. He says he is confused. Of course I'm sure he is. His battle buddy isn't making it easy on him by being up here in his travel trailer, going to the bars drinking and looking for women and having my husband talking to them for him. It isn't right. He would have never done this before. He would have never gone to a bar without me before anyway unless it was a veteran's meeting. I am terrified and worried that we are all about to hit rock bottom and I don't want any of that to happen. Please pray for our family. we desperately need a miracle from God right now. Thank you in advance
 

PennEd

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I'm so sorry you're going through this. I pray in Jesus name, thta peace , love, and Grace would envelope your house and family, and that the Lord would work on your husband's heart. God Bless you.
 

crmvet

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Acts 16:31
 

Jesus4ever

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So sorry to know that, sister. Praying for your family!

God bless you all!
 
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skylove7

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Praying for you.
I am so sorry to hear you are going through a time with your husband.
God bless you and the children
 
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iveseenworse

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i pray Lord You help this family. i pray you convict this husband of his respondsibility to his family, to further equip him to serve. to be a Godly man of character. i pray the war buddy is inspired to leave if he is not helping. i pray Godly influence here, rebuke the evil. i pray help for his ptsd.
 
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Tommy2

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Just said a prayer for you and felt like I was really praying in the Spirit. God bless you and your family!
 

Shilo

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Father G-d of mercy and grace, I pray your mercy and grace be on this family. Please LORD heal the pain and brokenness in each of then. I pray that they all come to know the love of Jesus and claim his gift as their personal savior. Amen.
 

Angela53510

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I'm very concerned for you and your family. But it also sounds like he is tired of being controlled by you and this friend offers a lot of "fun" and forgetting his responsibilities.

So what can you do to help him? Well, an alcoholic really needs to acknowledge his problem before he can be helped. Does he have someone at Veteran's Affairs that can help him?

As far as the money, if it is not forthcoming for rent and food, you may need to contact some kind of social services to give you some kind of bridging loan. And if this keeps up, you need to find a job, and be prepared to work. Almost every uses daycare today as I did with my 4 children, and they all turned out extremely well, in the case of the younger ones. When you don't have a choice, then working is better than being on the streets!

Praying for you to make some positive changes in your life, instead of just focusing on your husband, who is obviously fighting his own battles.