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I hate crowds.

Josef Hyatt, US Marine Corps 1994 - 2004, talks about how he knew he had PTSD.

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I'm not as bad as I used to be

but I still have a rather uneasiness around crowds.

I hate crowds.

I'm always watching.

I'm always watching.

I don't know what I'm watching for half the time

but I'm always watching, you know.

You kind of learn crowd dynamics especially

when we were in Baghdad.

You learn to watch the crowds and even now it's

like I can feel there's tension somewhere but for

like most people I'm sure it's, "Eh, you know, whatever."

But for me, it's magnified.

It's like 1000 times more.

I like to sit in the back corner.

I like to keep an eye on everything

that comes in and goes out.

If I get real rattled, hell, I still go look at rooftops.

Another thing I noticed is I can spot white Toyota pickup trucks

from about 20 miles out.

The enemy liked to use those for various purposes.

You just feel disconnected.

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