“My Mind, A Different Place†is the story of a former Navy veteran who later served in the United States Agency for International Development and State Department as a Foreign Service Officer. The book describes the addicting rush of adrenalin and the wearing effect that PTSD has had on his ability to control the spring that holds together his emotions. Narrative content in the author’s own voice describe dramatic life events taking place in over 137 countries during his active duty and civilian service. Events that created invisible wounds that haunt him to this day, at times making him a stranger even to himself