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I wasn't surprised about the diagnosis, I was pissed off.
That's what really got me is that
I don't see myself as being weak.
I didn't see anyone else come back with, in my unit,
let alone my platoon, or even my own squad, that had
anything wrong with them, and here I am, the different one.
And it made me feel less of a person, but more than anything,
less of a Marine, and that's something that I
was not going to take very easily, it was very difficult
to actually process all of that because
being a Marine was a very important thing to me.
I worked really hard at it, I put a lot of effort into it.
It was the first time I felt like I belonged anywhere,
and now to be told, "You're incredibly different,
and this may end your entire experience," was a big hit
and one that I didn't handle very well.