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There was no support system...

Steven D. Wiegert (US Marine Corps, 1966 - 1968) talks about what PTSD treatment was like.

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I know there's a lot of guys that hold on to that dearly

that they don't want to talk to somebody who hasn't

been there, and I think that's a roadblock in getting help.

You need to stay focused on,

that talking to somebody who hasn't been there before

does not mean that they do not have sympathy for you

and compassion, and they can't point you in the direction

that where you can come to some understandings

of what you went through, and the effects that it has

on your life, and how to have some tools and skills

to deal with that, and not have it end up to be negative

as far as relationships, conflicts out there,

road rage, bar fights, problems on jobs.

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