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Being able to share and share my story and get the help
that I needed, I have changed my whole life around.
It has reduced my anxiety.
I'm not as depressed.
I'm opening up more to other people,
and my family life has changed, as well.
Before, I would come home and my kids would,
"Uh-oh, Mom's coming home," you know,
"We better have this done, that done, this done,"
and they would kind of scatter because they would
be afraid of Mom because I couldn't manage my stress,
or I would get aggravated or agitated really quick,
I'd go from zero to ten really quick.
And it wasn't until I learned how to cope with my PTSD
and manage some of my anxiety that
my children even saw the change when I came home.
Nobody scattered. [Laughs]
You know, it was different.
Once I started seeking help and was in counseling
and learned new coping skills, my whole dynamics
changed at home, as well,
not only with myself, my sleep, but with my family.