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In the middle of the night, I would be kicking, screaming.

 

Learn more about PTSD from Michael Nguyen and other Veterans who’ve been there: http://www.ptsd.va.gov/AboutFace

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When I went into the military

and came home from combat situation,

I was drinking.

I was angry a lot.

I would have nightmares at
night when I was sleeping.

For instance, my uncle
shared a bedroom with me,

and my uncle got to the point

where he became deathly afraid of me

and didn't really know what I was gonna do

in the middle of the night,

'cause I was yelling, kicking, screaming,

punching, you know, cussing and swearing.

And it became so much

that the people at the
local Home Depot knew me

because I was always
in there buying things

to patch up my walls, because
in the middle of the night,

I would be kicking and screaming,

just like I was out on the
battlefield fighting again.

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