I knew we were dealing with trauma,
 and I wanted to be mission focussed.

You can't compartmentalise emotions,
 not for a length of time.
You can do it for a short period of time in battle.
But you're gonna deal with it at some point.
You're dealing with trauma, there is no avoiding trauma.


We often deal with it,
 months after we got home

We're not avoiding this, we're delaying this.

I know that he sometimes starts to feel the effects, 4-5 months after.

I am right on schedule
I am starting to feel it now

What are your symptoms, when you come back from combat?

He starts going to bed, really late, for no reason.
And then in the morning does not want to get out of bed.

He has one day where he is totally unproductive and unmotivated.
"That's okay, I needed a break anyway, I need to relax"
But then he has another and another and another

He does not want to spend time talking to people, with people