"I had the mentality that I am a Royal Marines Officer and I should be able to cope and not show emotion as that would make me less of a man. So I just didn't talk about it and bottled everything up"
Neil Christie

Testimonials

Please have a look at our case studies to see how we have successfully helped people overcome PTSD. All case studies are written in the guests own words.

Lisa

Well were do i start i have known mark for 12 years and been married to him for 11 not long after he left the Army he started going of the rails we were married about year, he went to plenty of doctor`s but they all gave him the brush off. The amount of jobs he had in 2 years was mad i then was very happy ...

Mark Allen

I joined the army in 1988 and joined the 4/7 royal dragoon guards,in August 1990 Saddam Hussien invaded Kuwait,i asked to go and was sent as a Battle Causalty Replacement and joined the QRIH as a Challenger tank gunner. On the 24th of february the ground war started in which we saw action and ...

Tony

My name is Tony (Big Tone) and I suffered with PTSD for 15 years. I got in touch with the charity 'Talking2Minds'. I did a four day change program using loads of different therapies it was a great experience calm and relaxing and free from pressure and fantastic to meet up with fellow suffers and ex service ...

Richard Jones

I am Mr Richard Jones still currently serving in the Army. I have served for currently 19 years and been all over the world within the Army. My personal circumstance for attending the Synergy change programme was that I lost my left leg below the knee from a gunshot wound sustained in Afghanistan in 2007.

Chris Walmsley

I was 17 years old when I joined the Royal Engineers I served in the Gulf war 1990 - 91, Bosnia 1993, Angola 1995, Bosnia 1996, Northern Ireland 1997, I served in 4 conflict zones 5 times by the time I was 25.

Matt Wadsworth

I was 17 years old when I joined the Royal Air Force, 17 years later my career was cut short. During my time as Aircrew operating on the Chinook Helicopter, I saw military operational tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Jamie-Lee Hampson

I am raising the awareness of PTSD to everyone in the UK. Also I am trying to get a book deal so people can read and understand about living with someone with PTSD.

Rich Emerson

I attended a Practitioners Course early 2010 as there were no spaces on a Talking2minds Change Course and studied I studied NLP, Hypnosis and Spectrum Therapy™ interspaced with Synergy Interventions designed specifically to treat PTSD. It was 7 intensive days and it absolutely blew my mind.

Pete Heasman

I joined the Royal Engineers in 1984 and left in 1990. i had to leave because I thought I was going mad. i now know that 3 years in Northern Ireland had stuffed me up.

Marine Daniel Claricoates MC

I joined the Royal Marines on May 10th 2004 as a recruit in 876 Troop. I remained an original and was passed for duty on 21st January 2005.

Sarah Chapman

My name is Sarah Chapman, I am a 37 year old mother to two girls. Not your likely case study to end up on here, but I went from being a fully functioning member of society ...

Steve Pratt Ex 22 SAS

When I applied to leave 22 SAS Regiment in September 1981 the Commanding Officer sent me to see the doctor for a week to get a better picture of my reason for leaving. I had been working in the intelligence field in Northern Ireland and I suppose he wanted to get a better view of my mental state.

Martin Webster Light Infantry

My name is Martin Webster and I was an Infantry Corporal for 12 years serving all around the globe, in Northern Ireland; Serra Leone and Iraq

Mark Meek Light Infantry

I'm 35 years old and joined the light infantry in 96. After a posting to Germany my company was deployed on op telic to play an active role in the invasion of Iraq

Craig Spillings

I struggled for 27 years, with PTSD, the treatments out there delivered nothing and left me feeling even worse than I did before I went to see them, then I found Talking2minds

"By the end of the week it was like a huge weight had been lifted off my shoulders and they had given me back my life"
Dez Baskerville