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My husband is actually a combat Veteran,
he did 22 years in the military.
So both of us cope with PTSD, and I think that helps
because we both have an understanding of
where we're coming from.
Though our experiences were not the same and though
we don't react the same, I think it's nice to have somebody
who can just take a step back and say, "OK, this isn't me,
this isn't me causing you to react this way.
It's trauma that's happened in the past, and you're being
triggered, and this is why you are reacting that way."
For other combat Veterans who don't necessarily have
someone in their life who understands what PTSD is
or can acknowledge what is happening,
there are other people out there with like experiences.
No one's experience is going to be the same,
but like experiences, and it's OK to reach out to them.
And you'd be surprised who is willing to just sit and listen.
For me, it was a Vietnam Vet, and for other Veterans out there,
it may be somewhere you least expect it.