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I don't want them to see me weak.

Valerie Ovalle, US Army 2004 - 2005, talks about when she knew she needed to get help for PTSD.

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I think the one thing that changed the most

was the fact that I had kids now.

That I didn't want them to see me weak

and I wanted them to see me

for the person that I know that I am.

And, I felt like if I was going to be a mentor to them,

as other people have been to me,

I wanted to be strong and show

them that even though --

you have something wrong with you

and you're scared, you can still go

and ask people for help and --

and not be ashamed of it.

Because I was for a long time

and I think that with them seeing that,

that will make them a better person.

And that's what I want in the long run for them.

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