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You were labeled...

Jack Keaton, US Army 1986 - 2013, talks about why he didn't ask for help with his PTSD right away.

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I think a lot of the reason why

I as well as other veterans

struggled with that diagnosis for years in the service

if you were labeled or had any type of,

requested any counseling,

be it chaplain, psychiatrist, psychologist,

any kind of mental health issue,

you were labeled as the weakest link.

You were removed from positions of trust.

Security clearances were revoked.

And you were eliminated from service.

That's not a stigma as a lot of folks tried to tell me.

That is fact.

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