Talking...became a lot easier.

After talking to my counselor for several sessions,

I realized that he knew

more than what I gave him credit for.

So talking to him became a lot easier,

and even though he'd never served,

he counseled or talked to other veterans.

So he was familiar with what stories I was telling him,

or what I'd experienced because

he's heard it before.

And I gave him the benefit of the doubt,

I kept talking to him.

And it turned out to be a good thing, in the long run.