Transcript
One thing I'd like to say to all of you is you're not crazy.
You have something normal going on, and there's help for it.
I wish that 10 years ago that I hadn't been in denial.
When someone first told me about PTSD,
I wish I had just humbled myself and took it.
Coming back with mental health problems
because of the experiences you had over there, that's real.
And they really do affect your life in every way,
and you really might feel like you're masking it
and you're coping, but you're really not.
You can go into any VA in the whole country
and just tell them, "You know, I think I might have PTSD."
That is not such a weird thing to hear anymore.
It's not gonna hurt to go in to talk to some people.
And if you don't have a problem,
they're going to tell you you don't have a problem.
Get your buns in here and talk to somebody.
It'll really help you.
It turned my life around.
It has turned me around 100 percent.
Enroll in the program.
The program is free.
I can assure you, I guarantee you it will help you.
And if you have a family member, it will help them as well.
It won't just help you, but it will help them as well.
And it seems difficult, it seems hard,
but really, it gets easy.
It really gets a lot easier, and you understand,
and eventually you can get better.
It doesn't have to be just combat related.
Get help. That's the one thing that I can say.
And if you get help, you can get your life back.
If you're not going to do it for yourself,
at least do it for your family.
Please don't be afraid to tell someone about it.
That was my problem.
That's why I waited 40 years, was because I was afraid
to tell anyone for fear they wouldn't believe me.
Quit beating yourself up and go get help.
That's basically all I can tell you.
You know you need help, so go get it.