A Senior Enlisted Leader Just Revealed His Own Battle With Mental Health Issues On Social Media

SGT (Join to see) I admire and applaud him for having the strength to let others know it is OK to seek help. Breaking the stigma will require this and that of (R) SMA Chandler's personal stories of talking about their struggles

I had zero problems seeking help for my TBI/Memory/Anxiety problems. The first thing a person has to do is admit the problem and have the intestinal fortitude to get treatment. It took me over a year to get my boss to go in and get checked out for TBI. He knew he had one but didn't want to go in. When I was at Stewart, I tried to get treatment but they were pretty much handing out a drug that "might help". Well they didn't' and I had to wait for Big Army to figure out that there was a problem in Army medical. PCSed to Hawaii prior to USASMA, and made them understand I had some problems. I had an AWESOME SGM who pretty much just forgot I was there to do some work and had me concentrate on getting fixed. Now I just need to get the VA to figure out that my TBI from and IED is service connected.

Outstanding. How many suffer in silence after experiencing a traumatic experience causing PTSD in the Military. Coming from the Technical Side of the Military, How many ADD, ADHD even Asperger's Syndrome members do we have that need some assistance.