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I didn't want to be weak.

Valerie Ovalle, US Army 2004 - 2005, talks about why she didn't ask for help with her PTSD right away.

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I didn't want to accept that I have PTSD

because my mom raised all her children to be strong.

And, I've always been strong.

So I didn't want to be weak.

So I didn't want to accept it.

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