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Well, I think that a simple story is
when I retired I put my Class A uniform in a bag
and made sure it was sort of buried in a locker (laughs)
because I didn't want to look at it.
And one of my
first questions
through the initial identification of my PTSD
was, "Would you bring that uniform out of the locker
and maybe hang it in your closet where you'll see it
to be comfortable with it and be habituated with it
and try not to avoid it?"
Now, I don't have a problem.
I mean I actually...
it doesn't trouble me today.
I think that it's...the uniform is still a trigger,
but it's a trigger in a sense of
it serves as a greater connection,
it gives me actually a good feeling to think about
the service that it represents,
the other veterans and their service similarly.
I enjoy seeing and interacting
with other veterans in uniform.