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2016-09-01T08:29:26-04:00 2016-09-01T08:29:26-04:00 MSG Chris Allen 1854221

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Thank You for sharing.

2016-09-01T09:31:09-04:00 2016-09-01T09:31:09-04:00 Maj Marty Hogan 1854758

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Lately I start with dang it sucks getting older

2016-09-01T12:44:20-04:00 2016-09-01T12:44:20-04:00 SFC George Smith 1855088

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>.... I start out with &quot;Shit... here we go again&quot;... Now what is going to take and what is it going to cost....

2016-09-01T14:02:54-04:00 2016-09-01T14:02:54-04:00 SFC Private RallyPoint Member 1855227

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I tell patients to not become their diagnosis. A label is a double edge sword. It needs to happen to get the right treatment, and it can bring peace to some because they know they are not crazy. And people can make themselves sicker by living into the diagnosis. This has a lot of power over people. I talk to patients about this when they go through the VA claim process, because on top of the things mentioned above a person gets the highest reward for staying unwell.

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