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I said in my mind, "Oh my God, this is me. I have PTSD."

Horace Ace Carter, US Army 1977 - 1999, talks about when he knew he needed to get help for PTSD.

Transcript

I sat in on the orientation session with, I think it was 12 or

12 to 15 other military Veterans, and I stood near the door

because I was ready to leave after about 10 minutes.

And they all remembered me from that group because

they say I was the guy that stood near the door.

And as each person introduced themselves and gave a bit of a

scenario of some of the things they were going through

in their life, I became more and more convinced.

And I said to my mind, "Oh my God, this is me, I have PTSD."

And I immediately moved from the door,

and I took a seat, and I sat down.

I wanted to learn more about this treatment session because

I wanted to get better, I wanted to make myself better.

I was tired of the life I was living, I was tired

of being angry, because I knew I was a better person inside.

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