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It's hard to live with somebody that's broken on the inside.

Josef Hyatt, US Marine Corps 1994 - 2004, talks about how his PTSD affected his loved ones.

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It's hard to live with somebody that's miserable.

It's hard to live with somebody that's broken on the inside.

It's hard to live when you desperately want

to help the person you love but you don't know how

because the person you love don't even know what the hell is

going on, you know.

So, she had a little girl, Ashley,

beautiful little girl, just a heart of gold.

All she wanted to do is sit on my lap, and I just, I couldn't,

I just couldn't have people that close to me.

I just couldn't, you know.

Short-term memory loss was a big deal with me too mainly

because I had sleep apnea on top of it.

And you'd tell the kids one thing

but then I wouldn't remember it and then I'd go back

and the chew their ass because you think

that what they did was contrary to what you said

but they have done exactly what you told them to do,

you just didn't remember.

I know it cost me my family.

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