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I realized that I cannot control this…

Eddie Hoffman, US Marine Corps, 2001 - 2010, talks about when he knew he needed to get help for PTSD.

Transcript

I knew I needed help when
I felt like I was

out of control

and that seems to be a
theme with it,

is that control thing.

If I ever felt like I
could not control

certain aspects of my
life, I got very anxious.

I get depressed, I'd
isolate more.

It was like a never
ending cycle where

I felt like I tried to
control things in my life,

and if I couldn't
control them,

I felt more out of control,
which caused

a lot more anxiety and it
was just on and on and on.

And I think at that
point I realized

that I cannot
control this and,

good or bad, I'm gonna have
to start

listening to people

and at that point, my
wife had already been

talking to me about
seeking some help

because she noticed
some changes in me, so,

it all kind of came to a
head, I think,

at that point where I
realized, yeah,

I can't handle
this on my own.

And whatever the outcome, I
need to get a handle on it.

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