User:Salford-Stu

Hello my name is Salford Stu, im from Salford, im 41 years old although i dont look it, ive done alright for myself in my life but times, on occasions have been hard, i served in the British Army from the age of 16 til i was 21, i fought in the first Gulf War and then returned to Germany, i left the army 6 weeks after my return. I was fine initially, then from nowhere i started to feel different, my sleeping pattern went all wrong, i was having bizarre vivid nightmares about my time in the Gulf, i found things very hard to take on board, i felt lost and alone with no-one to turn or talk to, i tried to explain my feelings to my Father but he being from the "Old School" told me to get a grip. I tried but thing got progressivley worse, i suffered on and off for about 6 years until it came to a head when i wanted and came close to killing him, my mind was an utter mess, i had turned to alcohol to help me sleep, although i found sleep which was probably unconciosness through the drink i was still troubled, thoughts being left alone and anger was all through me, after the time i wanted to kill my Father, he contact the Gulf War Verterans Association and spoke to someone for a while without my knowledge, my Father then called me, he said there was someone on the phone who wanted to speak to me, Larry Brown said he had told my Father of all the feelings i was going through, he to fought in the war although i didnt know him, i got help of a sort, i got intouch with veterans associations who put me in touch with medical help, purely voluntary help, nothing from the MOD.