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Coming back with mental health problems
because of the experiences you had over there, that's real
and they really do affect your life in every way
and you really might feel like you're masking it
and you're coping, but you're really not.
And sometimes just talking and to someone
that isn't going, there's no judgment.
Someone that understands why you're struggling
with the things that you are and knowing
that you're not the only one.
I think one of the most helpful things about therapy
for me was I'd say something that I'd muster the courage
to confess to my therapist and "Oh yeah, that's very common.
I've heard that."
Just to hear that that's common and it's stuff
that you will not confess to your fellow Veterans
or you're not gonna disclose that anywhere else but in a room
with a therapist that is trained to help you work this stuff out.
And just finding out that it's normal
and it's not you just becoming a total loser
of a person is very helpful, so.