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I sleep very well now.

Laurent G. Taillefer II (US Army, 2003 - 2006) talks about how PTSD treatment can help.

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I sleep very well now.

I used to have dreams about being left behind, not just my unit

but sometimes even just my family leaving me behind

or my friends thinking that I was beyond hope,

that there was no helping me.

These kinds of nightmares would keep me up at night,

and then I would wake up and I'd smoke.

I didn't mention that -- I used to be a smoker!

I don't smoke anymore,

ever since Cognitive Processing Therapy.

My psychologist asked me why I smoke,

and I didn't have a good answer.

I'd spend all night pacing my room, smoking cigarettes.

And now, I have so much better things to do

than smoke and pace my room.

I could be working on my degree, or I could be

spending time with my sister and my family.

I could be running out, you know, going to the dog park

with my puppy or hanging out with my girlfriend.

Things are so different now, so different.

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