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I just remember all of a sudden everything closed in.

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

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We went to Chili's there in Jacksonville, Florida,

off of 9A there and everything was fine.

We got in there and we took up a corner booth

because we had a pretty big crew.

I just remember all of a sudden everything closed in.

See, I'm an Amtracker.

I don't get claustrophobic.

That doesn't happen.

I don't get seasick either.

But when I was in Chili's I couldn't,

I found myself not being able to breathe.

I found myself wanting to fight.

I wanted to flip the table.

Nobody did anything to me.

Nothing. It was just, you know, a Friday night at Chili's.

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