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#borrowed Taking care of yourself after a traumatic event is something that you have to love doing. Why? Because you have to love yourself enough to find a way to live, to heal and to become better than you were before the event. For someone like me, it has been a 17 year plus journey to get to where I am. I only arrived here because of: 1. Support from those who care 2. My desire to become more than I am currently 3. Counseling and education of what is wrong with me 4. Digging deep and taking the plunge into @save_a_warrior_saw 's experience and finding the real root of trauma. 5. Sharing the good news of living with PTSD and TBIs. What drives you? #pts #ptsdawareness #ptsd #ptsgrowth #share #good #news #military #firstresponders #vetern #saveawarrior #wife #support #loveyourself #journey #trauma #counseling #education #heal https://www.instagram.com/p/COsOHnQDcLw/?igshid=1l7u0axv25wgm

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16 years ago today my 2005 G35 6MT arrived 6 months after ordering to my specifications. It's amazing the friends, experiences and memories that this car has played a part in over the years. More importantly, I am grateful that I can combine my passion with my personal mission of creating awareness. Being able to direct veterans to help, finding them resources and to look them in the eye saying "you are not alone" is what makes it all worth it. My own healing has played a part in this. Through @save_a_warrior_saw , I have learned that my own healing must be my priority before helping others. This journey has been a long one but worth it. Through @vetmotorsports, I learned to take my healing to the track. Participating in a non clinical outreach promoting positive engagement among other veterans in motorsports environments has help me understand my mission volunteering with them, helping other veterans through their experience. What drives you? Drivenwithpurpose.org Saveawarrior.org Vetmotorsports.org #pts #ptsgrowth #ptsd #ptsdawareness #growth #heal #servingothers #military #firstresponders #police #fire #emt #infiniti #nissan #G35 #V35 #carwraps #volk #hks #seibon #stoptech #firestone #motordyne #eibach #tokico #stillen #whiteline https://www.instagram.com/p/CMA-d2Kn9io/?igshid=1esj291k0674m

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Change doesn't happen until you see what you have become. Save A Warrior - "SAW" helped me turn around so fast that I saw myself for who I really was. It was scary, but yet, a defining moment in my life as I know I had to change. With SAW, I learned that I have the power to change. With my brothers from my Cohort, I have the support to continue my growth into the best, ordinary version of me. Want more info? Visit saveawarrior.org! What drives you? #pts #ptsawareness #ptsd #ptsdawareness #ptsgrowth #change #yourself #saveawarrior #military #firstresponders #brothers #cohort058 #lesson #selfreflection #power https://www.instagram.com/p/CK3wYgyjeu0/?igshid=9oznuqm9a2je

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All too often in our society, men specifically are raised to rarely show emotion, specifically crying, as it means they will be seen as less than manly. The truth is, experiencing emotions is how we heal from our trauma. You have to feel the emotions. Sometimes that means you have to cry. We are a spiritual being having a human experience. We need to promote healthy emotional experiences in safe environments. We need to heal that childhood trauma so that the adult child can finally grow up. If you are a veteran or first responder struggling, please visit saveawarrior.org for the answers that you seek. What drives you? #ptsd #pts #ptsdknowledge #ptsdawareness #ptsgrowth #military #veteran #firstresponder #police #fire #emt #saveawarrior #justsaveone #growth #heal #emotions #neverloseyourshit #feel #experience https://www.instagram.com/p/CJtOjc2jxte/?igshid=m9uxl0dsiwx8

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Today I learned that repressing natural aggression can lead to it being blocked permanently and turned into passivity. Natural Aggression is a normal emotional reaction for a human. The problem is, we have been taught to suppress it instead of using it when appropriate. Discussing aggression with children that it is bad is the wrong approach. This can lead to unhealthy aspects of aggression. By discussing and teaching that aggression can be used appropriately can shed light on the healthy aspects of aggression. Karl Malantes said in his book "What it is like to go to war" that teaching children how to control aggression can save them one day, or be used to empower them to help another person, but to teach that all aggression is bad is the wrong approach. This was a fact stated by @save_a_warrior_saw . They teach you that that warrior can still be a part of your life, but not your every day life. That the warrior can be let loose in dire situations, but never in normal day to day operations. If you are a veteran or first responder struggling , please visit saveawarrior.org for the answers that you seek. #ptsd #pts #ptsdhelp #ptsdawareness #ptsgrowth #saveawarrior #justsaveone #military #combat #veteran #firstresponders #police #firefighter #emt #karlmarlantes https://www.instagram.com/p/CH0J5CnAGQx/?igshid=181qjvgvaxxzx

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PTSD can chain us to our past, keeping our focus on what is behind us. The world is in front of you. Your life is yours. With proper mental tools, a mental health professional and possible medications, you can create opportunities for a brighter, more hopeful future. Take control of the wheel and turn off the cruise control. What drives you? #ptsd #ptsdhelp #ptsgrowth #mentaltools #preventsuicide #professionalhelp #meaningoflife #mentalhealth #world #windshield #rearview #mirror #future #control https://www.instagram.com/p/CHxjoWrgFS5/?igshid=tw2ltl2fwc7i

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Remember your warrior spirit brothers! We may get knocked down 99 times, but we will stand 100 times more. What drives you? #pts #ptsgrowth #ptsd #ptsdawareness #military #combat #veteran #warrior #stand #strong #fight #leanin #saveawarrior https://www.instagram.com/p/CHngdHMgpFv/?igshid=1fbsv51ie9z7r

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It took me a long time to let it go. The anger still burns, but now I don't grasp it so tightly and I don't want to throw it at others. The fact is, it is ok to have anger as it is a human emotion. The reality is that you cannot let that emotion rule your life. Save that anger and let it loose on life or death situations that we trained for. Remember, we are a spiritual being having a human experience! If you are a veteran or first responder struggling, please visit saveawarrior.org for the answers you seek. #ptsd #ptsdhelp #ptsdawareness #ptsgrowth #pts #anger #human #emotions #military #veterans #firstresponders #police #fire #emt #spirit #experience #letitgo https://www.instagram.com/p/CHS6YQgjZoh/?igshid=1wd20i665791l