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I distanced myself from people.

Arthur Jefferson, US Army 1978 - 1998, talks about how he knew he had PTSD.

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I distanced myself from people.

I felt very comfortable when I was on a military installation

versus when I was just out in the civilian area.

I never let my guards down when I was out in a civilian area.

But when I was on a military base, I felt back at home.

They had my six covered, and when I say they had my six,

it's a term in the military, they had my back.

But that was all the effects of the PTSD from the trauma

that I experienced, it just caused me to draw in.

And that was uncomfortable, but I had,

there was no relief, I mean, I didn't know what to do.

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