Vietnam veteran tells of ongoing battle with PTSD

Just one more reminder that it's never too late to get help with PTSD.

Vietnam veteran tells of ongoing battle with PTSD
KTAR.com - Phoenix,AZ,USA
Vietnam veteran tells of ongoing battle with PTSD
November 3rd, 2008 @ 7:02am
by Bob McClay/KTAR

A Sun City man who fought in Vietnam is still in a battle -- every day he lives with post traumatic stress disorder.

The closest most people get to combat is watching movies like "Saving Private Ryan."

For Jerry McNelly, that was real life. Forty years later, he still suffers from PTSD.

McNelly said a psychologist has helped him deal with the problem and he wishes he had seen her earlier.

"From the bottom of my heart, I wish I had had this prior to my two failed marriages," he said, adding that his ex-wives can share some stories.

"They'll talk about the sleepless nights, me waking up on my side of the bed and the sheet is so wet we have to change the sheets because I've had cold sweats. Walking the floor all night long because I'm looking out the windows and drapes, which is called perimeter check."

PTSD -- McNelly refers to it by the initials -- affects people in different ways.

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