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I had gotten
injured in 2006.
I got hit with an IED.
I couldn't run anymore,
so I was already dealing
with that and I was puttin'
on some weight
and I was unable to perform
as 100% as an infantrymen.
So I was gonna take those
four years at Paris Island
to get myself healthy
and get back out
into an infantry battalion
and continue on
with my career.
So I was worried that
being diagnosed with PTSD,
or even admitting I
had a problem was going
to derail all that,
and all the progress that I
had made towards
being healed
completely.
So I was a little reluctant
to talk to anybody,
I really didn't know
what was going on myself.
And I felt like it was
somethin'
I could take care of
and, you know, alcohol
helped with it,
so there was a lot of
drinking involved.
So I felt like, hey, this
makes me feel better.
It's not necessarily, it's
legal, I'll be alright.
I was reluctant to
talk about it,
mainly because I didn't
want to end my
career that way
and because you just felt,
I didn't want to be weak.