Veterans on Symptoms of PTSD
Speaker 1:
We all, in the military, a lot of times, think we're the only one. We don't know that there's this big wave of veterans that had been exposed to trauma that can get help.
Speaker 2:
Some of the symptoms I had noticed immediately for me were the restlessness, not being able to sleep at night.
Speaker 3:
Just being very paranoid of loud noises, jackhammers.
Speaker 4:
I was suffering inside and shaking, sweating at night. Just trying to find an answer, you know, to feel comfortable with what my buddies and I went through.
Speaker 5:
A lot of the relationships that I had, whether they were romantic, friends, family, were all deteriorating because of my PTSD.
Speaker 6:
The things that people don't talk about are, like, forgetfulness, flightiness, just kind of zoning out.
Speaker 7:
It was only after I accepted that I had PTSD, that's when I got really involved in my own mental health recovery.
Speaker 4:
I went to the VA clinic, and I was assigned a psychiatrist. She really helped me through a lot of the issues that I was facing.
Speaker 8:
These classes were for PTSD, to help the veterans to try to overcome their fears and triggers and everything and the tools that you can use to control it.
Speaker 6:
Get to the VA and talk to somebody. It will get better.
