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Laurie Buckhout: “PTSD and these sorts of things are not about being afraid…”

Featuring: Laurie Buckhout, Republican | Former Candidate, U.S. House North Carolina, District 1

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Life After The Military - Laurie Moe Buckhout

Published | Video Starts at 25:48

So seeing him come out and talk about his experience with bipolar kind of reinforces for me what I tell people. PTSD and these sorts of things are not about being afraid. For most of us, it's about loving where you were. I know Greg loved where he was. We talked about it. I mean, when I was getting ready, we got the announcement we were going to deploy. (25:48–25:58)

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Asserts that PTSD is often about attachment to past experiences rather than fear.

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