Who is Sapper Woody?

Hello.

My name is Robert Presswood. I am the oldest of my siblings. I am married, and have three children. I go by the handle "Sapper Woody" on YouTube, Twitch, Facebook, and Twitter. You can search for me on those sites and find some of my fun stuff.

This blog however, is not one of those fun sites. I am sure there will be fun to be had, but that is not the point of this blog. The point of this blog is for me to collect my thoughts. To talk to no one, expect no one to listen, and to get things off my chest.

So, who am I? I am a medically retired US Amy soldier living with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Anxiety, and Depression.

At the risk of sounding like Lemony Snicket, if you are looking for sunshine and rainbows, this isn't the place for you. However, if you are looking for the words of someone in pain, stick around. I will be sharing my innermost thoughts. These will be ugly to some, surprising to some, yet familiar to many. If you want to read about the struggles of someone like you, be my guest.

This will be a documentation of my struggles. My struggles with PTSD, with anxiety and with depression. Hopefully, in the end, it will be a triumphant story with a happy ending. But the ending hasn't been written yet. In fact, I have only been out of the Army for a little over two years. My story is just beginning.

I make no apologies for grammatical or spelling errors. These are my thoughts as they come into my head. You are welcome to read along, to sympathize or empathize at your leisure. Enjoy it if you will. Be uplifted if you will. At the very least know that you are not alone.

I am not a therapist. Far from it. My own experiences with therapists have not been pleasant. I've been through three different types of therapy programs, in addition to my regular meetings with therapists. I've tried several different medicines, none of which I have enjoyed so far. The only medication that I like to take is some Trazedone. My prescription gives me 50mg pills, but I'm sensitive to medicine, so I usually take only half of that to sleep for eight to ten hours.

So, welcome to my blog. I can't promise daily updates, or weekly updates, or monthly updates. I'll update it when I feel I have something to say, or something to add. Who knows? Maybe I'll even share some good words to help you, the audience, out. Only time will tell.

If you're still reading this, good for you. Keep reading if you want. Or don't. This is for me. Hopefully it'll help someone out later. But for now, it's for me.

   - Sapper Woody