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You usually are not the first person that knows you need help.

Dr. Emily Keram, Psychiatrist, explains how to know if you're ready to get help for PTSD.

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The vast majority of people who we see,

regardless of what their trauma was, regardless of their age,

or their gender, or their rank, or their theater,

whatever, the first time we see them,

they are not there because they have a problem.

They are there because their girlfriend, wife, mother,

or judge, or roommate told them that they have to be there.

And I think that it's a slow process learning

that you might actually feel better if you stick with us.

A couple of questions I would ask myself if I were you guys

and gals is, how many "used tos" do I have?

And when I say "used to," I mean things like, "Well,

I used to do this, but I don't do this anymore.

I used to see these friends, but I don't do this anymore.

I used to enjoy doing...

but I don't do that anymore."

If you've got one or more "used to" and on the scale

of "I really liked doing this" the used tos are like a 6, 7, 8,

9, 10 and you're not doing them anymore,

buddy, you need help.

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