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I think the most common concern a Veteran might have
when coming into treatment is that thought that
"If I talk about this, I'll come apart" or, "The anxiety
around talking about what's happened in the past,
no one is going to believe me, they'll think I'm crazy.
If I start to feel emotions, they're never going to turn off."
Those are very common, very common,
I would say symptoms, even, of PTSD,
this kind of doubting oneself, you know,
"Am I OK to talk about this?"
And that's why it takes a bit of time
in the beginning to establish that trust
because trust is a huge issue with posttraumatic stress.
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