It’s so sad how you can tell he looked guilty when he said that he used a vape pen at night... because of the “taboo” within the community. Being in the Navy, I get it... I just don’t understand why. Dakota, and others, have made the ultimate sacrifice, so if a little THC helps them ease their mind, who the fuck cares?
nesreen no they aren’t. Read up. It’s black market thc vapes. Dipshit kids think they can buy thc oil ONLINE for $20 a gram. Which is ridiculous. The kids were idiots exposing themselves to something they should have known to avoid.
VA gave me about 9 pills to take everyday, they told me that this is my new reality. That i have to take this for the rest of my life. Then my buddy gave me some canibis. Life is great
Try MDMA, I can assure you if you take it and when you’re “high” start confronting the things that have traumatized you. I didn’t realize until I found out it helped PTSD but I took it and one night I started thinking about how my mom neglected me for her fiancé and the relief was insane, I didn’t care anymore. Unfortunately I’ve been through even more trauma from her and it’s back but I plan on taking it again one day. Really hope you try it IF you need to. Even if you’re basically normal, if you have some bad thoughts from what happened, do it. You will forgive yourself and everyone involved, I promise. God bless. Hope you’re doing great buddy! ❤️
This is my life. 😔. 5 tours to Iraq (Army) . 1 car accident with my 3 kids (everyone is fine, abs failure vs tree.) Over 10 yrs of childhood abuse from dad. Every kind of abuse. I'm working every day to get better. Cannabis and Jesus saved me. Period. I was an alcoholic and drug abuser (va prescribed) got my life on track and i'm happy now. Would love to try this shot!
There is always some piece of shit in the comment section who has to try to stomp all over another man's beliefs or opinion! I wouldnt care if a family member or freind believes a fucking leprechaun helped get their life straightened out. If that's what they believe is helping them be a better father, husband and man in general, I WILL SUPPORT THEM. U are obviously just some little trolling douchebag who talks shit on the internet because you are bored between jerk off sessions! If you dont have anything positive to say to a man who went to war and defended the rights you think so little of, then shut the fuck up!!
@rustytr ok mr idealist. Definition of hero = a person who is admired or idealized for courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities. So wtf are you talking about? Do you have some alternative definition for Hero??
@rustytr He saved lives ...I have been with plenty of military men that had zero action overseas. If people think he saved more than average person then what's wrong with calling him a Hero? Not getting into the evil elites that put them there but just taking this man at face value.
Open, you are so accurate. My pysch criticizes me for Benzo use but when I say write me a script for this shot, ill go elsewhere & get he goes silent. I said, "right, bc you will be out of business."
I love this guy, he's not just referring to himself but any traumatic moment that any person can relate to trying to understand the significance of ptsd and what it has on a human psychological stand point.
I am someone who had led a pretty sheltered life but from years 11 to 22 experienced enough to put me permanently in a neurotic, alert state. I explained it to a psychologist once and they said they were exhausted just listening to me and couldn’t imagine what it must be like to live it. A simple walk with the dogs is not just a simple walk. It’s a torturous experience where a loose dog may run and attack us at any point and the owner may pull a gun on me if I stop it with my taser. It’s so exhausting to be stuck in a permanent threat loop. Maybe I should get this shot.
When he said he wanted to do it for his daughters and not himself hit hard. Salute to all of our soldiers and the freedom they give us. Nothing compares to these kind of people. God bless
I just lost a high school classmate to PTSD. He was one of the strongest guys I’ve ever known, both mentally & physically. He took his life & left three boys without a father. It’s horrible that we let these young men & women fight for this country & then let them come home as if they’re suppose to be normal. We lose 20 a day & everyone seems fine with it. They deserve so much more.
I had the Stellate Ganglion Block treatment done on June 3rd because of watching this video back in October. Ive gone from spending each day beyond suicidal, to looking forward to a lot of things in life. Thank you for sharing this Joe!
Matt A Dr. Sean Mulvaney in Maryland, he is at ROSM! You can find their contact information on their website. Dr Mulvaney is so knowledgeable and thoughtful. It costs 1000$ but man it will always be worth it.
SGB shot saved my life. I had ptsd from a shit childhood before the Marines and I'm an idiot so 4 combat tours later I was seriously fucked up. Tried all the benzos and it didnt help. Sgt Meyer is right, it's literally an instant reset button.
In the US Army, we were instructed to not tell anyone if you had a Mental health issue. I think it was a horrible decision 1st Med came up with since we ran every Combat Stress Center in 2009. You may remember this was the year of Camp Liberty and Fort Hood shootings, those were my subordinate units.
I answered truthfully on the yearly mental health standup survey when I was in the Marines and I was involuntarily committed to the psych ward and medically discharged after 12 years of service and 4 combat tours as an infantryman. I wasnt suicidal, just depressed, and I told the truth. It's very much a taboo still in the military and that's why suicide is still so prevalent.
Tje resources for vets is not good. Better to search out your own methods. I get it is expensive and hard to know where to start but governmemt help is little to no help. Vets say the VA is where you go to f up or die
There's a lot of research by MAPS in MDMA assisted psychotherapy and the data is really promising. It's in 3rd phase trials and treatment could be legal by 2022. In the studies, 65% of patients who took it didn't have ptsd anymore vs only 20% for those who took placebo. In the meanwhile, try ketogenesis or low carb diet. I have ptsd and have been on it for a week and it has reduced a lot of the inflammatory symptoms, anxiety, and sleep troubles I've been having. I don't recommend doing this because it is illegal, but if you were to anyway, (shrooms/acid/MDMA), to be safe, do a small dose to get your feet wet and understand the chemical and slowly increase the dose. This will reduce risk to a negligible level.
I just got my first shot Monday. It's amazing. That's so crazy I also started singing again literally the next day. I had a giggle fit instantly when he gave me the shot.
Saying your kids deserve the best father they can have was such a profound statement! We need more men like you Dakota to be good examples for our children.
Its around $3k to get it done. If you don't have that kind of money to spare I'd suggest looking into taking an ayahuasca retreat. Ayahuasca has cured many people of their PTSD. Or even take a few grams of psilocybin (shrooms). That has been known to help greatly with PTSD as well. These psychedelics have the ability to rewire neural pathways, definitely worth a shot.
I couldn't believe what I heard when I, a jre fan, came across this clip and learned about the stellate ganglion block. My wife has ptsd from physical and sexual abuse in her past. She just got this procedure done and she feels so much better.
This is going to sound strange, but I know a guy who served two tours in Iraq/Afghanistan and he was as PTSD as you can get. His biggest issue was that he was so used to getting jacked up for a fight every single morning to cope with the 18 hours of combat he was facing. He did that for 36 months. When he came home, he couldn't break that cycle. It was in the "automatic" column, not the "voluntary" side. He had no enemy to focus his rage on. So he found this group that found an enemy to fight. Feral hogs. All over the country, especially in Texas where he's at, has a terrible feral hog problem. Hogs are very intelligent, clever, tough, elusive with excellent hearing, vision and smell. He found a worthy enemy. He goes out every single weekend and kills these vermin. So, not only is he helping the farmers and ranchers out, he is using all that combat rage and getting that rush he always got. He told me that is saved his life. That is the strange part I warned you about. During the week he scouts, talks to others about it, talks to the ranchers to gather intel, he trains and preps his gear...just like he did in combat. And that combat rage is slowly melting away. I don't see him very often, but when I do at the VA hospital, he is changing so much in my eyes. An amazing story. If you know of someone in that situation, have them Google search it. It will help them!
That’s not good mate, that’s just feeding his trauma. Seriously, that’s really not good... That will only last so long until he needs something better. That’s like an OCD person completing a urge, it might take the anxiety away. But it’s just making it worse and worse until eventually it won’t be treatable.
That’s because it’s not “PTSD” that us vets suffer from its actually “LTSD”! It’s not post traumatic stress, it’s Lack of traumatic stress. We live on the edge in war for a year, then come home to you fucking plebs who the most you fucks will ever be jacked up on the absolute edge in your entire miserable worthless life is if your football team wins or loses.
The VA definitely is notorious. I started seeing a civilian doctor and he didn’t believe what I told him I was prescribed every month and then when I pulled it up and showed him he called it “criminal “
I’ve been a fan of the show for quite some time now but this episode was amazing! It close to home and never have I heard it described in such a way. Great job and thank you!
I did 5 years in the mc. Was a gunner and mech on v22s. I've watched and listened to everything I can find that Dakota says. I learned about him in boot and nothing every really paralleled with me till 2 years after I got out. I'm about half way through something like he went through but what my main point is, it only helps 100s of thousands for him to talk and share. Not just to shed light on it, but for those in similar places to be able to relate.
I really relate to what this guy is talking about. I'm a hard headed knuckle head who doesn't want medication at all but it was suggested to me a couple years ago that I may have PTSD and it never dawned on me that not everyone is living like this. I get some relief from hearing this man talk about his experience.
In fact I'm going through this right now. That plan of action is what I've been doing for so long that I'm struggling. It comes with knowing I'm not perfect. Who the hell understands how to process dying because we're not perfect? It's a lot to bare. I'm doing my very best. Especially as a normal citizen you might meet out in a healthy daily life. Going to the grocery store is something I value so much. Especially on a casual Sunday. Smiling with friendly strangers is so much fun.
You are the one who ultimately suffers if you don't seek help. I've been through the wringer of the mental health system and I promise you with hard work and patience there is a light at the end of the tunnel. The worst thing you can do with mental health is to sit on it and think this depressing reality is what my life is supposed to be. I wish you luck brother!
@@DapperCracker512 thank you. I appreciate that. Honestly the relief I felt when someone first mentioned to me that I might have PTSD I felt a huge relief. It was the realization that this wasn't how I was supposed to be functioning. I am only beginning to scratch the surface here but I WILL make it to that light at the end of the tunnel.
Psychedelic therapy helped my PTSD, anxiety and depression. I haven’t had any significant episodes of anxiety or depression since my repeated use of Salvia divinorum, DMT, Psilocybin and one potent LSD trip. That was over a year ago and there is no need to do them again.. There are amazing options out there that need to be made more main stream, without legal or social consequences :)
Yo I haven’t been to war but he just described by cptsd and anxiety/ panic attacks to a tee to how they come on and became normal and now won’t go this guy Dakota is a champ thanks bruv
Really happy about this podcast. I wasn't a vet, but I've had some shit happen and my doc just recommended this. I was super nervous about it, but after watching this I feel a little lighter.
I deployed 5 times and never killed anyone and my anxiety is so bad I can’t even be around people without sweating profusely. Since I retired I just sit in my house. I was driving yesterday and just started crying, the pills they give me just make me feel like another person so I stopped taking them. I do smoke weed and it helps but it’s not legal where I am. I’m 100% disabled so I do get some money but I don’t think I will ever work again because I will sweat so much that if I did an interview they would look at like I’m crazy. I don’t know what to do.
Djuan Benjamin Hey man I understand what u are going thru. I’m also a 100 % service connected Army Vet. The best thing to do is talk to someone and be the most knowledgeable u can be in mental health. Just know what you are feeling will never go away, just find ways to cope with it and live the best life u can. When I first got out I didn’t feel like I didn’t have anything to live for. Was on anti depressants for 2 years and hated it. It wasn’t until my friends had me take an ecstasy pill (MDMA) that I had my reset. It was the best anti depressant ever. It gave my mind the reset it needed to go on with life. I’m not for doing drugs on the daily but if a street drug can help u reset, I’m all for it. Just remember that you still have a mind that works and it could be worse. It’s always going to be one step forward and two steps back. Just keep on moving.
Hey Battle I got prolonged exposure therapy that the VA has. You can do it through video chat it really helped me. It’s very uncomfortable and will have you feeling like wtf. Good luck 🍀
The way he's describing his anxiety attacks, that's exactly how bad mine would get before I really took control of it, and I've never been in the military or seen combat.
Not a vet but was injured in construction accident left me blind in one eye. It's been 16 yrs but still have the episodes. Have felt the hopelessness. About to go into debt to get this injection. Praying insurance covers this soon for everyone not just vets. It's so cheap to do no reason it shouldn't be covered. If joe could preach this maybe get things moving.
As someone who’s suffered a great amount of trauma before the age of 30, and is prescribed benzos … which at this point is counteracting everything, this was such a great informative podcast to watch.
This breaks my fuckin heart... And to think it isn't a given for these people to be a priority in the eyes of the government. They see them as disposable...
I had PTSD for about 7 months after I had cancer. Yes I had same thing at night. It is because your brain switches to subconscious thinking and it scares the shit out of you everything that happened. You never shit your pants when you're almost in a car accident. It's a half mile down the road when reality kicks in and you realize you shat yourself.
Rich83, I totally understand where you're coming from. I'm a cancer survivor of 14yrs. Two weeks into chemotherapy and radiation, I was walking down the hospital corridors, and I started sweating, and having chest pains. I thought I was having a heart attack. To this day when I have pain somewhere, I think it has come back. I still have trouble walking into a hospital, or even going to a doctor's appointment. What's so sad is that some people don't care, including family members.
I’m not a vet but I am a paramedic in a very bad part of my state. I’ve woken up in the middle of the night doing cpr in the middle of my bed. I have stayed away from all the pills and meds. I have had major anxiety attacks at work but have held it together.
It’s definitely not the same as PTSD from war but I nearly lost my life in a car accident on the highway 5 years ago and I definitely have not been the same since. When I’m driving is when I start to feel it more and especially when I drive past that area. Mental Health is underrated.
I've been through both (.50 cal Doorgunner/Desert Storm/& Somalia), & fell asleep while driving & was ejected onto Highway 5 at 70mph. While the experiences are different, the resulting damage is the same. This shot works. So do other holistic therapies (mindfulness therapy/Yoga/CBT/Prolonged Exposure Therapy, etc). Stay on the least medicated path & keep working towards a healthy life. Semper fi
meditation skill is capable of calming or activation of nerve centers in the brain. im happy they have a surgical procedure to help, but even better would be how to train people to be capable of recovering and being resilient to stress. Also research using MDMA and psylocybin has excellent results, in many cases permament change after only 1 or 2 sessions. our entire society is super stressed out and it's not getting better, I hope we explore all available options, esp ones that encourage self control over the situation, that's the best outcome.
I thought I had minor PTSD during the Minneapolis riots. I would sit on a park bench and try to turn off the stress and I could not do it. It just went on and on. Finally I overcame it, but I lost about 11 pounds that summer. I think a major part of anxiety is not knowing what will come next. I think I could handle a lot but not knowing I think is the source.
I had an alcohol issue when I was serving. My leadership told me to go to mental health and tell them about my issue. I ended up getting medically discharged and losing my clearance just for trying to find help. I could have had a nice contracting job or preferably, stayed in and served my country till retirement. If you are active duty and they tell you to "get help", do not. You will lose your career and your lifeline to other options. It is a terrible double standard that the military pulls on you. Reach out to friends, family, or other active duty. The military will only hold you as long as you are an asset.
Any one from the uk i found a pain clinic in bristol who do this injection. The initial consultation is £295 and the injection under ultrasound is £795.
I need to try that I suffer from anxiety and depression I'm suffering from an anxiety attack now . Can't sleep it's hard to live life make good decisions I could go on but I'm going to stop talking now
Would be nice if high exposure jobs like public safety had this for the people doing the work without hesitation. Just a regular thing we would all get
I have complex PTSD & the biggest thing that helped me out was taking a 30 plus strain probiotic. No joke! Was overly reliant on alcohol to obtain relief.
Nobody can really explain why they are having an anxiety attack, it’s just there. Just deep thoughts for days and days on end and you really don’t understand why your thinking these things.
It’s so sad how you can tell he looked guilty when he said that he used a vape pen at night... because of the “taboo” within the community. Being in the Navy, I get it... I just don’t understand why. Dakota, and others, have made the ultimate sacrifice, so if a little THC helps them ease their mind, who the fuck cares?
It is so stupid. How many more years is it going to take for it to not be taboo.
michael quam vape pens are killing people he should just stick to regular joints
nesreen no they aren’t. Read up. It’s black market thc vapes. Dipshit kids think they can buy thc oil ONLINE for $20 a gram. Which is ridiculous. The kids were idiots exposing themselves to something they should have known to avoid.
The busy bodies who send them to war care, they love controlling everything. It’s a disease worse than PTSD.
nesreen black market thc vape pens are killing people.
I really like the way Joe is asking very detailed questions on his thought process on his panic/ stress attacks at night
VA gave me about 9 pills to take everyday, they told me that this is my new reality. That i have to take this for the rest of my life. Then my buddy gave me some canibis. Life is great
A friend with weed is a true friend indeed.
Try MDMA, I can assure you if you take it and when you’re “high” start confronting the things that have traumatized you. I didn’t realize until I found out it helped PTSD but I took it and one night I started thinking about how my mom neglected me for her fiancé and the relief was insane, I didn’t care anymore. Unfortunately I’ve been through even more trauma from her and it’s back but I plan on taking it again one day. Really hope you try it IF you need to. Even if you’re basically normal, if you have some bad thoughts from what happened, do it. You will forgive yourself and everyone involved, I promise. God bless. Hope you’re doing great buddy! ❤️
killer very well said
You need The Flying Spaghetti Monster in your life. Y'arr, matey
Pharmaceutical practitioners are the biggest drug dealers in the world.
This is my life. 😔. 5 tours to Iraq (Army) . 1 car accident with my 3 kids (everyone is fine, abs failure vs tree.) Over 10 yrs of childhood abuse from dad. Every kind of abuse. I'm working every day to get better. Cannabis and Jesus saved me. Period. I was an alcoholic and drug abuser (va prescribed) got my life on track and i'm happy now. Would love to try this shot!
joshua bergen Congrats brother. God bless you.
Thank you for your service!!!!
Lol jesus didn't do shit
aye ledd always that one guy smh
There is always some piece of shit in the comment section who has to try to stomp all over another man's beliefs or opinion! I wouldnt care if a family member or freind believes a fucking leprechaun helped get their life straightened out. If that's what they believe is helping them be a better father, husband and man in general, I WILL SUPPORT THEM.
U are obviously just some little trolling douchebag who talks shit on the internet because you are bored between jerk off sessions! If you dont have anything positive to say to a man who went to war and defended the rights you think so little of, then shut the fuck up!!
Fr breaks my heart that he fr is so ashamed to say he smokes a pen😔dude you deserve to do whatever you want you’re a hero
rustytr dude he was in a fire fight and was the only guy in his squad to live he fucking bashed a guy to death with a rock HES A HERO
@rustytr ok mr idealist. Definition of hero = a person who is admired or idealized for courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities.
So wtf are you talking about? Do you have some alternative definition for Hero??
@rustytr and you have no clue what honor is you pussy
rustytr fuck you you fuckin coward
@rustytr He saved lives ...I have been with plenty of military men that had zero action overseas. If people think he saved more than average person then what's wrong with calling him a Hero? Not getting into the evil elites that put them there but just taking this man at face value.
I have a feeling this podcast will help so many people. Great guest.
Made me feel better about going to get it.
@@bootstrapfarms4376 how'd it go for you?
Truly helped me understand what im dealing with
Perhaps the big medical companies dont want ptsd patients to get cured. They get more money to have us on anxiety meds etc..
Open, you are so accurate. My pysch criticizes me for Benzo use but when I say write me a script for this shot, ill go elsewhere & get he goes silent. I said, "right, bc you will be out of business."
I love this guy, he's not just referring to himself but any traumatic moment that any person can relate to trying to understand the significance of ptsd and what it has on a human psychological stand point.
I am someone who had led a pretty sheltered life but from years 11 to 22 experienced enough to put me permanently in a neurotic, alert state. I explained it to a psychologist once and they said they were exhausted just listening to me and couldn’t imagine what it must be like to live it. A simple walk with the dogs is not just a simple walk. It’s a torturous experience where a loose dog may run and attack us at any point and the owner may pull a gun on me if I stop it with my taser. It’s so exhausting to be stuck in a permanent threat loop. Maybe I should get this shot.
When he said he wanted to do it for his daughters and not himself hit hard. Salute to all of our soldiers and the freedom they give us. Nothing compares to these kind of people. God bless
I just lost a high school classmate to PTSD. He was one of the strongest guys I’ve ever known, both mentally & physically. He took his life & left three boys without a father. It’s horrible that we let these young men & women fight for this country & then let them come home as if they’re suppose to be normal. We lose 20 a day & everyone seems fine with it. They deserve so much more.
I had the Stellate Ganglion Block treatment done on June 3rd because of watching this video back in October. Ive gone from spending each day beyond suicidal, to looking forward to a lot of things in life. Thank you for sharing this Joe!
Dang where do you get this done? I have severe depression and anxiety
Matt A Dr. Sean Mulvaney in Maryland, he is at ROSM! You can find their contact information on their website. Dr Mulvaney is so knowledgeable and thoughtful. It costs 1000$ but man it will always be worth it.
@@averyk9813 I'll have to look into it. I'm open to it, sick of having suicidal thoughts all day
Matt A I understand so much. Please contact them and let them know that exactly. Dr. Mulvaney understands the seriousness of suicidal thoughts.
@@averyk9813 what state is he in
I am so happy to see this man smile. Very few super humans get recognition. A Special person, survived suicide.
50 years of this feeling so bad mistakes fear fight depression drink jail hell good to hear this treatment is working for this guy
SGB shot saved my life. I had ptsd from a shit childhood before the Marines and I'm an idiot so 4 combat tours later I was seriously fucked up. Tried all the benzos and it didnt help. Sgt Meyer is right, it's literally an instant reset button.
Hi John I'm a firefighter getting this shot on Tuesday, can you tell me how it's worked for you so far and if it's still going strong?
@@screwmyspace how did it work for you?
The brave young soldier he once was has turned into an eloquent, smart, wise man. Amazing guy.
The meds I have been put on caused a neuro disorder & now I have mobility issues. I would love to try this.
👆👆👆I guess you should also try this 🍄🍫💊👌
Which meds
In the US Army, we were instructed to not tell anyone if you had a Mental health issue. I think it was a horrible decision 1st Med came up with since we ran every Combat Stress Center in 2009. You may remember this was the year of Camp Liberty and Fort Hood shootings, those were my subordinate units.
I answered truthfully on the yearly mental health standup survey when I was in the Marines and I was involuntarily committed to the psych ward and medically discharged after 12 years of service and 4 combat tours as an infantryman. I wasnt suicidal, just depressed, and I told the truth. It's very much a taboo still in the military and that's why suicide is still so prevalent.
Thank you warriors for sharing
Doubt that happened
@Fuck Your Family i know that BS lol i was a doc and personally listened to marines issues
When I redeployed the first time our 1sg literally told us when you get to the doc, tell them you have no mental issues or it will hold up your leave.
I got PTSD from prison, there's not alot resources for non vets. sucks wish I could get help too. I want to move on so bad.
Psilocybin mushrooms may be worth researching...
Tje resources for vets is not good. Better to search out your own methods. I get it is expensive and hard to know where to start but governmemt help is little to no help. Vets say the VA is where you go to f up or die
Look into kratom. It's life changing.
There's a lot of research by MAPS in MDMA assisted psychotherapy and the data is really promising. It's in 3rd phase trials and treatment could be legal by 2022. In the studies, 65% of patients who took it didn't have ptsd anymore vs only 20% for those who took placebo.
In the meanwhile, try ketogenesis or low carb diet. I have ptsd and have been on it for a week and it has reduced a lot of the inflammatory symptoms, anxiety, and sleep troubles I've been having.
I don't recommend doing this because it is illegal, but if you were to anyway, (shrooms/acid/MDMA), to be safe, do a small dose to get your feet wet and understand the chemical and slowly increase the dose. This will reduce risk to a negligible level.
12 step groups help. Can you try SGB - the shot Dakota Meyer took in D.C.?
I just got my first shot Monday. It's amazing. That's so crazy I also started singing again literally the next day. I had a giggle fit instantly when he gave me the shot.
So proud of this dude as solid as they come. You put your Country first and now your daughters, good on you.
Saying your kids deserve the best father they can have was such a profound statement! We need more men like you Dakota to be good examples for our children.
I needed this more than anybody will ever know 😭😭😭 this could be a game changer in my life!!
Its around $3k to get it done. If you don't have that kind of money to spare I'd suggest looking into taking an ayahuasca retreat. Ayahuasca has cured many people of their PTSD. Or even take a few grams of psilocybin (shrooms). That has been known to help greatly with PTSD as well. These psychedelics have the ability to rewire neural pathways, definitely worth a shot.
James Thanks 🙏🏼
Me too. They do this in the uk luckily for me.
I couldn't believe what I heard when I, a jre fan, came across this clip and learned about the stellate ganglion block. My wife has ptsd from physical and sexual abuse in her past. She just got this procedure done and she feels so much better.
Wow this is the first time I’ve heard of help that I hadn’t heard of before! Thanks for sharing
I met Dakota meyer at a recruiting event in Colorado. He gave a great speech. 10/10 would meet again.
Damn this guy has a TON of knowledge that more people need to hear.
This is going to sound strange, but I know a guy who served two tours in Iraq/Afghanistan and he was as PTSD as you can get. His biggest issue was that he was so used to getting jacked up for a fight every single morning to cope with the 18 hours of combat he was facing. He did that for 36 months. When he came home, he couldn't break that cycle. It was in the "automatic" column, not the "voluntary" side. He had no enemy to focus his rage on. So he found this group that found an enemy to fight. Feral hogs. All over the country, especially in Texas where he's at, has a terrible feral hog problem. Hogs are very intelligent, clever, tough, elusive with excellent hearing, vision and smell. He found a worthy enemy. He goes out every single weekend and kills these vermin. So, not only is he helping the farmers and ranchers out, he is using all that combat rage and getting that rush he always got. He told me that is saved his life. That is the strange part I warned you about. During the week he scouts, talks to others about it, talks to the ranchers to gather intel, he trains and preps his gear...just like he did in combat. And that combat rage is slowly melting away. I don't see him very often, but when I do at the VA hospital, he is changing so much in my eyes. An amazing story. If you know of someone in that situation, have them Google search it. It will help them!
That’s not good mate, that’s just feeding his trauma. Seriously, that’s really not good... That will only last so long until he needs something better. That’s like an OCD person completing a urge, it might take the anxiety away. But it’s just making it worse and worse until eventually it won’t be treatable.
Normal or not, I’m thankful he’s on our side
That’s because it’s not “PTSD” that us vets suffer from its actually “LTSD”! It’s not post traumatic stress, it’s Lack of traumatic stress. We live on the edge in war for a year, then come home to you fucking plebs who the most you fucks will ever be jacked up on the absolute edge in your entire miserable worthless life is if your football team wins or loses.
you know someone who fights wild hogs to help his ptsd .........buddy , are you feeling ok
The VA definitely is notorious. I started seeing a civilian doctor and he didn’t believe what I told him I was prescribed every month and then when I pulled it up and showed him he called it “criminal “
THANK YOU SOOO MUCH!!! I HAVE SUFFERED SOO MUCH FOR SOO LONG NOW.. ALL MY ADULT LIFE.. :( From constant childhood traumas.
55 years living with it where I live we don’t have that treatment gives you hope.
This hit me really hard. I appreciate the hell out of this show.
I’ve been a fan of the show for quite some time now but this episode was amazing! It close to home and never have I heard it described in such a way. Great job and thank you!
I did 5 years in the mc. Was a gunner and mech on v22s. I've watched and listened to everything I can find that Dakota says. I learned about him in boot and nothing every really paralleled with me till 2 years after I got out. I'm about half way through something like he went through but what my main point is, it only helps 100s of thousands for him to talk and share. Not just to shed light on it, but for those in similar places to be able to relate.
I learned so much from this interview.
Bad ass dude who has shown to be a more bad ass father. Good for him! Thanks for your service, Dakota!
5:20 gave me happy tears lol
Thanks for your service and saying that you dont have to see war to have PTSD.
Please stand up for our Vets! They sacrificed their lives for us and the holy herb/cannabis does help.
I really relate to what this guy is talking about. I'm a hard headed knuckle head who doesn't want medication at all but it was suggested to me a couple years ago that I may have PTSD and it never dawned on me that not everyone is living like this. I get some relief from hearing this man talk about his experience.
I've heard here in Britain our vets have kind of ashamed attitude to admit anything bothered them, I feel sad for them.
In fact I'm going through this right now. That plan of action is what I've been doing for so long that I'm struggling. It comes with knowing I'm not perfect. Who the hell understands how to process dying because we're not perfect? It's a lot to bare. I'm doing my very best. Especially as a normal citizen you might meet out in a healthy daily life.
Going to the grocery store is something I value so much. Especially on a casual Sunday. Smiling with friendly strangers is so much fun.
That transition he talks about; Wow!
You are the one who ultimately suffers if you don't seek help. I've been through the wringer of the mental health system and I promise you with hard work and patience there is a light at the end of the tunnel. The worst thing you can do with mental health is to sit on it and think this depressing reality is what my life is supposed to be. I wish you luck brother!
@@DapperCracker512 thank you. I appreciate that. Honestly the relief I felt when someone first mentioned to me that I might have PTSD I felt a huge relief. It was the realization that this wasn't how I was supposed to be functioning. I am only beginning to scratch the surface here but I WILL make it to that light at the end of the tunnel.
Love to hear how he’s is doing now. Joe bring him back on.
Psychedelic therapy helped my PTSD, anxiety and depression. I haven’t had any significant episodes of anxiety or depression since my repeated use of Salvia divinorum, DMT, Psilocybin and one potent LSD trip. That was over a year ago and there is no need to do them again.. There are amazing options out there that need to be made more main stream, without legal or social consequences :)
Watching someone die in your hands does something to you unexplainable, it’s just always there.
It costs $2000 to $3000 per injection. That’s insane.
Damn, still though; if it can last for a couple years it would probably be less expensive than the alternative.
Maybe once it gets more known itll drive the prices down.
If thats the same website i saw at the top of google search that article is from 2014 so may be cheaper now.
1600
Unlucky: Keep calling every dr and write down every insurance they take. Then switch. They say they take mine. We will see.
☼ fascinating. & that treatment makes enough sense w/what little we know. Incredible. Never heard of this application.
I was in a car wreck in 2008. It left me with a Spinal cord injury. He's not lying about PTSD.
Simplysick408 Quit trying to steal his thunder with your lame car wreck story.....nobody cares...
You cared enough to write a response, Rob.
Simplysick408 Haha! I guess i care. Let's not bash eachother in face with rocks, friend
@@robbrenton9438 Don't tempt me with a good time.
@@Simplysick408 Tell him bro people wanna talk shit and not back it up let them know everytime
Listen to this man! He hit a lot of major points
God bless you Dakota, thank you for giving up so much for my freedom.
Yo I haven’t been to war but he just described by cptsd and anxiety/ panic attacks to a tee to how they come on and became normal and now won’t go this guy Dakota is a champ thanks bruv
Really happy about this podcast. I wasn't a vet, but I've had some shit happen and my doc just recommended this. I was super nervous about it, but after watching this I feel a little lighter.
Seems like such a good guy. It breaks my heart listening to his stories. I wish I was a billionaire man I'd try to help them all.
You know whos a billionaire? The people who sent him to war and armed both sides of the battle
Great description of what anxiety feels like.
This guy shouldn’t have to want anything again
I deployed 5 times and never killed anyone and my anxiety is so bad I can’t even be around people without sweating profusely. Since I retired I just sit in my house. I was driving yesterday and just started crying, the pills they give me just make me feel like another person so I stopped taking them. I do smoke weed and it helps but it’s not legal where I am. I’m 100% disabled so I do get some money but I don’t think I will ever work again because I will sweat so much that if I did an interview they would look at like I’m crazy. I don’t know what to do.
Try Dr Christopher's adrenal formula, relax-eze, and mindtrac. They are not perfect at managing symptoms but they really help and are affordable.
Djuan Benjamin Hey man I understand what u are going thru. I’m also a 100 % service connected Army Vet. The best thing to do is talk to someone and be the most knowledgeable u can be in mental health. Just know what you are feeling will never go away, just find ways to cope with it and live the best life u can. When I first got out I didn’t feel like I didn’t have anything to live for. Was on anti depressants for 2 years and hated it. It wasn’t until my friends had me take an ecstasy pill (MDMA) that I had my reset. It was the best anti depressant ever. It gave my mind the reset it needed to go on with life. I’m not for doing drugs on the daily but if a street drug can help u reset, I’m all for it. Just remember that you still have a mind that works and it could be worse. It’s always going to be one step forward and two steps back. Just keep on moving.
Go get that shot this guys talking about
Hey Battle I got prolonged exposure therapy that the VA has. You can do it through video chat it really helped me. It’s very uncomfortable and will have you feeling like wtf. Good luck 🍀
I could listen to this guy talk for hours. What an amazing guest
maybe you should go listen to the whole podcast ;)
Salty P what do ya think I did right after this lmao
This is one of my top five favorite Rogan interviews
Going into this I thought this it would be blanket relatable but then it got relatable relatable
The way he's describing his anxiety attacks, that's exactly how bad mine would get before I really took control of it, and I've never been in the military or seen combat.
This clip can help a lot of people
Thanks this brother just opened my eyes to a posible solution to my PTSD. You rock Rogan. THANKS
Great clip on so many levels!
I needed to watch this but still don’t really know what to do with myself , anxiety completely runs my life, freezes my life’s a better way to put it
I learned alot about myself from this interview. Thanks guys. 5 stars Rogan.
I need this treatment. Looking for more info please.... Situation critical.
Not a vet but was injured in construction accident left me blind in one eye. It's been 16 yrs but still have the episodes. Have felt the hopelessness. About to go into debt to get this injection. Praying insurance covers this soon for everyone not just vets. It's so cheap to do no reason it shouldn't be covered. If joe could preach this maybe get things moving.
As someone who’s suffered a great amount of trauma before the age of 30, and is prescribed benzos … which at this point is counteracting everything, this was such a great informative podcast to watch.
This breaks my fuckin heart... And to think it isn't a given for these people to be a priority in the eyes of the government. They see them as disposable...
When Joe asks : does anyone get through without anxiety?
And the dude just LAUGHS, that laugh was deep. I felt that.
I had PTSD for about 7 months after I had cancer. Yes I had same thing at night. It is because your brain switches to subconscious thinking and it scares the shit out of you everything that happened. You never shit your pants when you're almost in a car accident. It's a half mile down the road when reality kicks in and you realize you shat yourself.
Rich83, I totally understand where you're coming from. I'm a cancer survivor of 14yrs. Two weeks into chemotherapy and radiation, I was walking down the hospital corridors, and I started sweating, and having chest pains. I thought I was having a heart attack. To this day when I have pain somewhere, I think it has come back. I still have trouble walking into a hospital, or even going to a doctor's appointment. What's so sad is that some people don't care, including family members.
@@debrathompson9183 people don't care because they never experienced it and humans can be self centered
I’m not a vet but I am a paramedic in a very bad part of my state. I’ve woken up in the middle of the night doing cpr in the middle of my bed. I have stayed away from all the pills and meds. I have had major anxiety attacks at work but have held it together.
powerful dude.
It took 3 yrs of applications, appointments, medications, time in a cell/cage before the VA did anything to assist me in anyway.
It’s definitely not the same as PTSD from war but I nearly lost my life in a car accident on the highway 5 years ago and I definitely have not been the same since. When I’m driving is when I start to feel it more and especially when I drive past that area. Mental Health is underrated.
I've been through both (.50 cal Doorgunner/Desert Storm/& Somalia), & fell asleep while driving & was ejected onto Highway 5 at 70mph.
While the experiences are different, the resulting damage is the same.
This shot works. So do other holistic therapies (mindfulness therapy/Yoga/CBT/Prolonged Exposure Therapy, etc). Stay on the least medicated path & keep working towards a healthy life.
Semper fi
Awesome episode!!! I hope more get that injection. It sounds like a miracle.
Thank you
Dude. This would save my life
I’m scheduled to get this treatment later this month! I have high hopes!
how did it go
Salyersville, KY here prior infantryman
meditation skill is capable of calming or activation of nerve centers in the brain. im happy they have a surgical procedure to help, but even better would be how to train people to be capable of recovering and being resilient to stress. Also research using MDMA and psylocybin has excellent results, in many cases permament change after only 1 or 2 sessions. our entire society is super stressed out and it's not getting better, I hope we explore all available options, esp ones that encourage self control over the situation, that's the best outcome.
This is HUGE!!!
I’m ready where do I sign up!?
I thought I had minor PTSD during the Minneapolis riots. I would sit on a park bench and try to turn off the stress and I could not do it. It just went on and on. Finally I overcame it, but I lost about 11 pounds that summer. I think a major part of anxiety is not knowing what will come next. I think I could handle a lot but not knowing I think is the source.
I had an alcohol issue when I was serving. My leadership told me to go to mental health and tell them about my issue. I ended up getting medically discharged and losing my clearance just for trying to find help. I could have had a nice contracting job or preferably, stayed in and served my country till retirement. If you are active duty and they tell you to "get help", do not. You will lose your career and your lifeline to other options. It is a terrible double standard that the military pulls on you. Reach out to friends, family, or other active duty. The military will only hold you as long as you are an asset.
I've had seven of these ganglion nerve blocks. Saved my life.
How much did it cost each time
@@ibrarhussain5536 $350 US each.
@@TheLikkinBranchcan you tell us where you got them? I’m seeing prices in the $1500-$3000 range where I am
@@dshepherd107 lake nona FL. Nona medical arts.
It's terrible to have that, I know I have them alot, I agree with him on this stuff
Incredible
they also treat crps with stellate ganglion blocks
Imagine giving something to our soldiers that keeps you calm in high octane situations....
That’s a thing
@wowalinbie that's a bit oversimplified there, my guy.
I'd kill a Terry to smoke a bowl with this dude in a second!
lil joshyyy just shut up...
Odds of DMT being mentioned?
In the comment section? 1,000,000%. By uncreative, lazy upthumb seekers.
HONESTO UNO prayers to his family 🙏
@HONESTO UNO No
@HONESTO UNO Cute emojis, bro. I bet you laugh and upthumb the lame DMT comments on these videos, don't you?
@HONESTO UNO you seem like the mad one Habibi
How much we don't know
Any one from the uk i found a pain clinic in bristol who do this injection. The initial consultation is £295 and the injection under ultrasound is £795.
Anxiety is fucking brutal. Literally takes you and runs your life if you can’t reign it in.
I need to try that I suffer from anxiety and depression I'm suffering from an anxiety attack now . Can't sleep it's hard to live life make good decisions I could go on but I'm going to stop talking now
Would be nice if high exposure jobs like public safety had this for the people doing the work without hesitation. Just a regular thing we would all get
Does anyone know if this works for depression as well?
I have complex PTSD & the biggest thing that helped me out was taking a 30 plus strain probiotic. No joke! Was overly reliant on alcohol to obtain relief.
Thank you brother! I’ve been looking for a more permanent solution to my anxiety and PTSD. We need more than 95k people to watch this.
Respect
Nobody can really explain why they are having an anxiety attack, it’s just there. Just deep thoughts for days and days on end and you really don’t understand why your thinking these things.