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...flashbacks and nightmares and constant troubling memories.

Laura Hendrickson, US Navy 1983 - 1993, talks about when she knew she needed to get help for PTSD.

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I went many years undiagnosed.

I came into the Navy already suffering from PTSD,

and it was definitely aggravated by my time of service,

but probably the most prominent features

before I suffered a head injury were denial and avoidance,

and some substance abuse.

I hit my head two years ago and was no longer able to work,

and once that happened, full-on symptoms of PTSD

came on, with flashbacks and nightmares

and constant troubling memories.

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