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Everybody was on edge.

Ginger Mercer, US Army 1992 - 1994, talks about how her PTSD affected her loved ones.

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My son would probably describe me as very impatient,

easy to anger, very disconnected emotionally.

I think that part of PTSD, or my PTSD, personally I

have a hard time emotionally connecting,

so there was less hugging and kissing, and there was more --

everybody was on edge before I started getting help.

And now when I walk in the door, I can walk in with a smile

no matter how hard the day was.

I've got some coping skills, and I've learned how to

manage some of that anxiety.

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