Art can heal PTSD's invisible wounds | Melissa Walker

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

ืžืชืจื’ื: Yifat Adler ืžื‘ืงืจ: Ido Dekkers
00:12
You are a high-ranking military service member
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ืืชื ื‘ืขืœื™ ื“ืจื’ื” ื’ื‘ื•ื”ื” ื‘ืฆื‘ื
00:16
deployed to Afghanistan.
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ื•ืžืฉืจืชื™ื ื‘ืืคื’ื ื™ืกื˜ืŸ.
00:19
You are responsible for the lives
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ืืชื ืื—ืจืื™ื ืขืœ ืฉืœื•ืžื
00:22
of hundreds of men and women,
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ืฉืœ ืžืื•ืช ื’ื‘ืจื™ื ื•ื ืฉื™ื,
00:24
and your base is under attack.
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ื•ื”ื‘ืกื™ืก ืฉืœื›ื ืžื•ืชืงืฃ.
00:27
Incoming mortar rounds are exploding all around you.
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ืคื’ื–ื™ ืžืจื’ืžื” ืžืชืคื•ืฆืฆื™ื ืกื‘ื™ื‘ื›ื.
00:32
Struggling to see through the dust and the smoke,
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ืืชื ืžื ืกื™ื ืœื’ืฉืฉ ืžื‘ืขื“ ืœืื‘ืง ื•ืœืขืฉืŸ ืฉืžื’ื‘ื™ืœื™ื ืืช ื”ืจืื•ืช
00:35
you do your best to assist the wounded
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ืืชื ืขื•ืฉื™ื ื›ืœ ืžืืžืฅ ืœืกื™ื™ืข ืœืคืฆื•ืขื™ื,
00:38
and then crawl to a nearby bunker.
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ื•ืื– ืืชื ื–ื•ื—ืœื™ื ืืœ ื‘ื•ื ืงืจ ืกืžื•ืš.
00:41
Conscious but dazed by the blasts,
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ืืชื ื‘ื”ื›ืจื” ืื‘ืœ ื”ืžื•ืžื™ื ืขืงื‘ ื”ืคื™ืฆื•ืฆื™ื.
00:44
you lay on your side and attempt to process what has just happened.
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ืืชื ืฉื•ื›ื‘ื™ื ืขืœ ืฆื™ื“ื›ื ื•ืžื ืกื™ื ืœืขื›ืœ ืืช ืžื” ืฉื”ืชืจื—ืฉ ื–ื” ืขืชื”.
00:49
As you regain your vision,
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ื›ืฉื”ืจืื•ืช ืžืชื‘ื”ืจืช
00:52
you see a bloody face
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ืืชื ืจื•ืื™ื ืคื ื™ื ืžื•ื›ืชืžื•ืช ื‘ื“ื
00:54
staring back at you.
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ื ื•ืขืฆื•ืช ื‘ื›ื ืžื‘ื˜.
00:57
The image is terrifying,
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ื”ืžืจืื” ืžื‘ืขื™ืช,
01:00
but you quickly come to understand
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ืื‘ืœ ืžื”ืจ ืžืื•ื“ ืืชื ืžื‘ื™ื ื™ื
01:02
it's not real.
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ืฉื”ืคื ื™ื ืœื ืืžื™ืชื™ื•ืช.
01:06
This vision continues to visit you multiple times a day and in your sleep.
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ื”ื“ืžื•ืช ืžืžืฉื™ื›ื” ืœืจื“ื•ืฃ ืื—ืจื™ื›ื ืคืขืžื™ื ืจื‘ื•ืช ื‘ืžืฉืš ื”ื™ื•ื ื•ื›ืฉืืชื ื™ืฉื ื™ื.
01:11
You choose not to tell anyone for fear of losing your job
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ืืชื ืžื—ืœื™ื˜ื™ื ืœื ืœื“ื•ื•ื— ืขืœ ื›ืš ืžื—ืฉืฉ ืฉืชื•ื“ื—ื• ืžืชืคืงื™ื“ื›ื
01:14
or being seen as weak.
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ืื• ืฉืชื™ื—ืฉื‘ื• ืœื—ืœืฉื™ื.
01:18
You give the vision a name,
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ืืชื ืžืขื ื™ืงื™ื ืœื“ืžื•ืช ืฉื,
01:20
Bloody Face in Bunker,
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"ืคืจืฆื•ืฃ ืžื“ืžื ื‘ื‘ื•ื ืงืจ",
01:22
and call it BFIB for short.
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ื•ืžื›ื ื™ื ืื•ืชื” ื‘ืงื™ืฆื•ืจ ืคืž"ื‘.
01:25
You keep BFIB locked away in your mind,
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ืืชื ื ื•ืขืœื™ื ืืช ืคืž"ื‘ ื‘ืžืขืžืงื™ ืชื•ื“ืขืชื›ื,
01:29
secretly haunting you,
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ืืš ื”ื“ืžื•ืช ืžืžืฉื™ื›ื” ืœืจื“ื•ืฃ ืื—ืจื™ื›ื ื‘ื—ืฉืื™
01:30
for the next seven years.
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ื‘ืžืฉืš ืฉื‘ืข ื”ืฉื ื™ื ื”ื‘ืื•ืช.
01:35
Now close your eyes.
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ืขื™ืฆืžื• ืืช ืขื™ื ื™ื›ื.
01:39
Can you see BFIB?
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ืืชื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืจืื•ืช ืืช ืคืž"ื‘?
01:43
If you can, you're beginning to see the face
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ืื ื”ืฆืœื—ืชื -
ืืชื ืžืชื—ื™ืœื™ื ืœืจืื•ืช ืืช ืคื ื™ ื”ืคืฆืขื™ื ื”ื ืกืชืจื™ื ืฉืœ ื”ืžืœื—ืžื”,
01:46
of the invisible wounds of war,
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01:48
commonly known as post-traumatic stress disorder
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ื”ื™ื“ื•ืขื™ื ื›ื”ืคืจืขืช ื“ื—ืง ืคื•ืกื˜ ื˜ืจืื•ืžื˜ื™ืช
01:51
and traumatic brain injury.
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ื•ืคื’ื™ืขื” ืžื•ื—ื™ืช ื‘ืขืงื‘ื•ืช ื˜ืจืื•ืžื”.
01:54
While I can't say I have post-traumatic stress disorder,
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ืื ื™ ืœื ืกื•ื‘ืœืช ืž-PTSD,
01:57
I've never been a stranger to it.
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ืืš ื”-PTSD ืžืขื•ืœื ืœื ื”ื™ื” ื–ืจ ืœื™.
01:59
When I was a little girl, I would visit my grandparents every summer.
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ื›ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื™ืœื“ื” ืงื˜ื ื” ื‘ื™ืงืจืชื™ ืืช ืกื‘ื ื•ืกื‘ืชื ืฉืœื™ ื‘ื›ืœ ืงื™ืฅ.
02:04
It was my grandfather
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ืกื‘ื ืฉืœื™
02:06
who introduced me to the effects of combat on the psyche.
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ื”ื™ื” ื–ื” ืฉื“ืจื›ื• ื ื—ืฉืคืชื™ ืœื”ืฉืคืขื•ืช ื”ืงืจื‘ ืขืœ ื”ื ืคืฉ.
02:10
While my grandfather was serving as a Marine in the Korean War,
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ืกื‘ื ืฉืœื™ ืฉืจืช ื‘ืžืืจื™ื ืก ื‘ืžืœื—ืžืช ืงื•ืจื™ืื”.
02:14
a bullet pierced his neck and rendered him unable to cry out.
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ื›ื“ื•ืจ ื—ื“ืจ ืœืฆื•ื•ืืจื• ื•ืžื ืข ืžืžื ื• ืœืงืจื•ื ืœืขื–ืจื”.
02:19
He watched as a corpsman passed him over,
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ื”ื•ื ืฆืคื” ื‘ื—ื•ื‘ืฉ ืงืจื‘ื™ ื—ื•ืœืฃ ืœื™ื“ื•,
02:21
declaring him a goner,
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ืžื›ืจื™ื– ืฉื”ื•ื ืžืงืจื” ืื‘ื•ื“
02:23
and then leaving him to die.
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ื•ืžื•ืชื™ืจ ืื•ืชื• ืœืžื•ืช.
02:26
Years later, after his physical wounds had healed
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ืฉื ื™ื ืœืื—ืจ ืžื›ืŸ ืคืฆืขื™ื• ื”ืคื™ื–ื™ื™ื ื”ื—ืœื™ืžื•,
02:29
and he'd returned home,
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ื•ื”ื•ื ื—ื–ืจ ื”ื‘ื™ืชื”.
02:31
he rarely spoke of his experiences in waking life.
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ื”ื•ื ื›ืžืขื˜ ืœื ื“ื™ื‘ืจ ืขืœ ื—ื•ื•ื™ื•ืชื™ื• ื‘ื—ื™ื™ื ื”ืขืจื™ื.
02:35
But at night I would hear him shouting obscenities
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ืื‘ืœ ื‘ืœื™ืœื” ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืฉื•ืžืขืช ืืช ื”ืฆืขืงื•ืช ื•ื”ืงืœืœื•ืช ืฉืœื•
02:38
from his room down the hall.
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ืžื”ื—ื“ืจ ืฉืœื• ืฉื‘ื”ืžืฉืš ื”ืžืกื“ืจื•ืŸ.
02:41
And during the day I would announce myself as I entered the room,
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ื•ื‘ืžืฉืš ื”ื™ื•ื ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืžืชืจื™ืขื” ืœืคื ื™ ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื ื›ื ืกืช ืœื—ื“ืจ,
02:44
careful not to startle or agitate him.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœื ืœื”ืคืชื™ืข ื•ืœื”ื‘ื”ื™ืœ ืื•ืชื•.
02:48
He lived out the remainder of his days
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ื”ื•ื ื—ื™ ืืช ืฉืืจื™ืช ื™ืžื™ื•
02:51
isolated and tight-lipped,
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ื›ืฉื”ื•ื ืžื‘ื•ื“ื“ ื•ื—ืฉื•ืง ืฉืคืชื™ื™ื.
02:53
never finding a way to express himself,
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ื”ื•ื ืžืขื•ืœื ืœื ืžืฆื ื“ืจืš ืœื‘ื˜ื ืืช ืชื—ื•ืฉื•ืชื™ื•,
02:56
and I didn't yet have the tools to guide him.
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ื•ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ืœื ื”ื™ื• ืœื™ ื›ืœื™ื ืœืกื™ื™ืข ื‘ื™ื“ื•.
03:01
I wouldn't have a name for my grandfather's condition
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ืจืง ื‘ืฉื ื•ืช ื”ืขืฉืจื™ื ืฉืœื™
03:04
until I was in my 20s.
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ื™ื“ืขืชื™ ืœื›ื ื•ืช ื‘ืฉื ืืช ื”ืžืฆื‘ ืฉืœ ืกื‘ื ืฉืœื™.
03:06
Seeking a graduate degree in art therapy,
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ืœืžื“ืชื™ ืœืชื•ืืจ ื‘ื˜ื™ืคื•ืœ ื‘ืืžื ื•ืช,
03:09
I naturally gravitated towards the study of trauma.
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ื•ื ืžืฉื›ืชื™ ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ื˜ื‘ืขื™ ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ื™ ื˜ืจืื•ืžื”.
03:14
And while sitting in class learning about post-traumatic stress disorder,
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ื‘ืฉื™ืขื•ืจ ืฉืขืกืง ื‘ื”ืคืจืขืช ื“ื—ืง ืคื•ืกื˜ ื˜ืจืื•ืžื˜ื™ืช,
03:17
or PTSD for short,
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ืื• PTSD ื‘ืงื™ืฆื•ืจ,
03:20
my mission to help service members who suffered like my grandfather
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ื”ืชื—ื™ืœื” ืœื”ืชื’ื‘ืฉ ื”ืฉืื™ืคื” ืฉืœื™ ืœืขื–ื•ืจ ืœืื ืฉื™ ืฆื‘ื ืฉืกื•ื‘ืœื™ื ื›ืžื• ืกื‘ื ืฉืœื™.
03:24
began to take form.
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03:27
We've had various names for post-traumatic stress
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ื‘ืžื”ืœืš ื”ื”ื™ืกื˜ื•ืจื™ื” ืฉืœ ื”ืžืœื—ืžื•ืช ื”ื™ื• ืœื ื• ืฉืžื•ืช ืฉื•ื ื™ื ืœื“ื—ืง ืคื•ืกื˜ ื˜ืจืื•ืžื˜ื™:
03:29
throughout the history of war:
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03:32
homesickness,
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ื’ืขื’ื•ืขื™ื ื”ื‘ื™ืชื”,
03:34
soldier's heart,
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ืœื‘ ืฉืœ ื—ื™ื™ืœ,
03:36
shell shock,
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ื”ืœื ืคื’ื–ื™ื,
03:38
thousand-yard stare, for instance.
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ื‘ื”ื™ื™ื” ืœืืœืฃ ื™ืืจื“ื™ื.
03:41
And while I was pursuing my degree, a new war was raging,
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ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ื”ืœื™ืžื•ื“ื™ื ืฉืœื™ ืžืœื—ืžื” ื—ื“ืฉื” ื”ื™ืชื” ื‘ืขื™ืฆื•ืžื”
03:45
and thanks to modern body armor and military vehicles,
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ื•ื‘ื–ื›ื•ืช ืžื’ื™ื ื™ ื”ื’ื•ืฃ ื•ื”ืจื›ื‘ื™ื ื”ืฆื‘ืื™ื™ื ื”ืžื•ื“ืจื ื™ื™ื
03:48
service members were surviving blast injuries they wouldn't have before.
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ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉืจื“ื• ืคื’ื™ืขื•ืช ื”ื“ืฃ ืฉืœื ื”ื™ื• ืฉื•ืจื“ื™ื ืงื•ื“ื ืœื›ืŸ.
03:53
But the invisible wounds were reaching new levels,
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ืคืฆืขื™ื ื”ื ืกืชืจื™ื ื”ื’ื™ืขื• ืœืจืžื•ืช ื—ื“ืฉื•ืช.
03:56
and this pushed military doctors and researchers
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ื‘ืขืงื‘ื•ืช ื–ืืช ืจื•ืคืื™ื ื•ื—ื•ืงืจื™ื ืฆื‘ืื™ื™ื
03:59
to try and truly understand the effects that traumatic brain injury, or TBI,
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ื ื™ืกื• ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ ืœืขื•ืžืง ืืช ื”ื”ืฉืคืขื•ืช ืฉืœ ืคื’ื™ืขื•ืช ืžื•ื— ืขืงื‘ ื˜ืจืื•ืžื” (TBI)
04:05
and PTSD have on the brain.
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ื•ืฉืœ PTSD ืขืœ ื”ืžื•ื—.
04:08
Due to advances in technology and neuroimaging,
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ื‘ื–ื›ื•ืช ื”ืชืงื“ืžื•ืช ื”ื˜ื›ื ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื” ื•ื”ื“ื™ืžื•ืช ื”ืขืฆื‘ื™
04:12
we now know there's an actual shutdown in the Broca's,
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื ื”ื™ื•ื ืฉื˜ืจืื•ืžื” ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœื’ืจื•ื ืœ"ื›ื™ื‘ื•ื™" ืฉืœ ืื™ื–ื•ืจ ื”ื‘ืจื•ืงื”,
04:15
or the speech-language area of the brain, after an individual experiences trauma.
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ืื™ื–ื•ืจ ื”ื“ื™ื‘ื•ืจ ื•ื”ืฉืคื” ื‘ืžื•ื—, ืœืื—ืจ ืฉืื“ื ื—ื•ื•ื” ื˜ืจืื•ืžื”.
04:21
This physiological change,
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ื”ืฉื™ื ื•ื™ ื”ืคื™ื–ื™ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ ื”ื–ื”,
04:23
or speechless terror as it's often called,
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ืฉืžื›ื•ื ื” "ืื™ืžื” ื—ืกืจืช ืžื™ืœื™ื",
04:26
coupled with mental health stigma,
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ื‘ืฆื™ืจื•ืฃ ืกื˜ื™ื’ืžื•ืช ืขืœ ื‘ืขื™ื•ืช ื ืคืฉื™ื•ืช,
04:28
the fear of being judged
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ืคื—ื“ ืžืฉื™ืคื•ื˜,
04:30
or misunderstood,
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ืคื—ื“ ืžื—ื•ืกืจ ื”ื‘ื ื”,
04:31
possibly even removed from their current duties,
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ื•ืืคืฉืจื•ืช ืœื”ื“ื—ื” ืžื”ืชืคืงื™ื“ื™ื ื”ื ื•ื›ื—ื™ื™ื,
04:34
has led to the invisible struggles of our servicemen and women.
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ื›ืœ ืืœื” ืžื•ื‘ื™ืœื™ื ืœื”ืชืžื•ื“ื“ื•ื™ื•ืช ื”ื ืกืชืจื•ืช ืฉืœ ืื ืฉื™ ื•ื ืฉื•ืช ื”ืฆื‘ื ืฉืœื ื•.
04:39
Generation after generation of veterans
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ื“ื•ืจ ืื—ืจ ื“ื•ืจ ืฉืœ ื—ื™ื™ืœื™ื ืžืฉื•ื—ืจืจื™ื
04:43
have chosen not to talk about their experiences,
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ื‘ื—ืจื• ืœื ืœื“ื‘ืจ ืขืœ ืžื” ืฉืขื‘ืจื•
04:46
and suffer in solitude.
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ื•ืœืกื‘ื•ืœ ืžืชื•ืš ื‘ื“ื™ื“ื•ืช.
04:50
I had my work cut out for me when I got my first job
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ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืฉืœื™ ื”ื™ืชื” ืžืืชื’ืจืช ืžืื•ื“.
04:53
as an art therapist at the nation's largest military medical center,
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ืขื‘ื“ืชื™ ื›ืžื˜ืคืœืช ื‘ืืžื ื•ืช ื‘ืžืจื›ื– ื”ืจืคื•ืื™ ื”ืฆื‘ืื™ ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœ ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ื‘ืืจื”"ื‘,
04:57
Walter Reed.
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ื•ื•ืœื˜ืจ ืจื™ื“.
04:59
After working for a few years on a locked-in patient psychiatric unit,
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ืœืื—ืจ ืžืกืคืจ ืฉื ื™ื ืฉื‘ื”ืŸ ืขื‘ื“ืชื™ ื‘ืžื—ืœืงื” ื”ืคืกื™ื›ื™ืื˜ืจื™ืช ื”ืกื’ื•ืจื”
05:03
I eventually transferred to the National Intrepid Center of Excellence, NICoE,
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ืขื‘ืจืชื™ ืœ-NICoE, ื”ืžืจื›ื– ื”ืœืื•ืžื™ ืœืžืฆื•ื™ื™ื ื•ืช ืื™ื ื˜ืจืคื™ื“,
05:08
which leads TBI care for active duty service members.
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ื”ืžืจื›ื– ื”ืžื•ื‘ื™ืœ ื‘ื˜ื™ืคื•ืœ ื‘-TBI ื‘ืื ืฉื™ ืฆื‘ื ืคืขื™ืœื™ื.
05:12
Now, I believed in art therapy,
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ืื ื™ ืžืืžื™ื ื” ื‘ื˜ื™ืคื•ืœ ื‘ืื•ืžื ื•ืช,
05:14
but I was going to have to convince service members,
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืฆืจื™ื›ื” ืœืฉื›ื ืข ืืช ืื ืฉื™ ื”ืฆื‘ื,
05:18
big, tough, strong, manly military men,
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ื’ื‘ืจื™ื ื’ื“ื•ืœื™ื, ืงืฉื•ื—ื™ื, ื—ื–ืงื™ื, ื’ื‘ืจื™ื™ื, ืฆื‘ืื™ื™ื,
05:21
and some women too,
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ื•ื’ื ื›ืžื” ื ืฉื™ื,
05:23
to give art-making as a psychotherapeutic intervention a try.
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ืœื ืกื•ืช ืขืฉื™ื™ื” ืื•ืžื ื•ืชื™ืช ื›ื”ืชืขืจื‘ื•ืช ืคืกื™ื›ื•ืชืจืคื™ืช.
05:28
The results have been nothing short of spectacular.
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ื”ืชื•ืฆืื•ืช ื”ื™ื• ืžื“ื”ื™ืžื•ืช.
05:34
Vivid, symbolic artwork
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ืื ืฉื™ ื•ื ืฉื•ืช ื”ืฆื‘ื ืฉืœื ื•
05:36
is being created by our servicemen and women,
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ื™ื•ืฆืจื™ื ืื•ืžื ื•ืช ื—ื™ื” ื•ืžืœืืช ืกืžืœื™ื.
05:39
and every work of art tells a story.
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ื•ื›ืœ ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืื•ืžื ื•ืช ืžืกืคืจืช ืกื™ืคื•ืจ.
05:43
We've observed that the process of art therapy bypasses
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ืจืื™ื ื• ืฉื”ืชื”ืœื™ืš ืฉืœ ื˜ื™ืคื•ืœ ื‘ืื•ืžื ื•ืช
05:46
the speech-language issue with the brain.
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ืคื•ืกื— ืขืœ ื‘ืขื™ื™ืช ื”ื“ื™ื‘ื•ืจ-ืฉืคื” ื”ืžื•ื—ื™ืช.
05:49
Art-making accesses the same sensory areas of the brain that encode trauma.
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ืขืฉื™ื™ื” ืื•ืžื ื•ืชื™ืช ืžืคืขื™ืœื” ืืช ืื™ื–ื•ืจื™ ื”ื—ื™ืฉื” ื‘ืžื•ื— ืฉืžืงื•ื“ื“ื™ื ื˜ืจืื•ืžื”.
05:54
Service members can use the art-making to work through their experiences
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ืื ืฉื™ ืฆื‘ื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืขื‘ื“ ืืช ื”ื”ืชื ืกื•ื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื”ื ื‘ืขื–ืจืช ืขืฉื™ื™ื” ืื•ืžื ื•ืชื™ืช
05:57
in a nonthreatening way.
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ื‘ื“ืจืš ืœื ืžืื™ื™ืžืช.
06:00
They can then apply words to their physical creations,
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ืื—ืจ ื›ืš ื”ื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืชืืจ ื‘ืžื™ืœื™ื ืืช ื”ื™ืฆื™ืจื•ืช ืฉืœื”ื,
06:03
reintegrating the left and the right hemispheres of the brain.
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ื•ืœื™ืฆื•ืจ ืžื—ื“ืฉ ื—ื™ื‘ื•ืจื™ื ื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ื”ืžื™ืกืคืจื” ื”ืฉืžืืœื™ืช ื•ื”ื™ืžื ื™ืช ืฉืœ ื”ืžื•ื— ืฉืœื”ื.
06:08
Now, we've seen this can work with all forms of art --
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ืจืื™ื ื• ืฉืกื•ื’ื™ื ืฉื•ื ื™ื ืฉืœ ืืžื ื•ืช ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื --
06:12
drawing, painting, collage --
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ืจื™ืฉื•ื, ืฆื™ื•ืจ, ืงื•ืœืื–' --
06:15
but what seems to have the most impact
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ืื‘ืœ ื ืจืื” ืฉื”ื”ืฉืคืขื” ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœื” ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ื”ื™ื
06:18
is mask-making.
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ืฉืœ ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืžืกื™ื›ื•ืช.
["ืชืŸ ืœืื“ื ืžืกื™ื›ื” ื•ื”ื•ื ื™ืืžืจ ืืช ื”ืืžืช"] ืื•ืกืงืจ ื•ื•ื™ืœื“
06:21
Finally, these invisible wounds don't just have a name,
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ืกื•ืฃ ืกื•ืฃ ื”ืคืฆืขื™ื ื”ื ืกืชืจื™ื ืžืงื‘ืœื™ื ื’ื ืคื ื™ื.
06:25
they have a face.
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06:29
And when service members create these masks,
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ื›ืฉืื ืฉื™ ืฆื‘ื ื™ื•ืฆืจื™ื ืžืกื™ื›ื•ืช,
06:31
it allows them to come to grips, literally, with their trauma.
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ื”ืŸ ืžืืคืฉืจื•ืช ืœื”ื ืœืขืžื•ื“ ืคื ื™ื ืืœ ืคื ื™ื ืžื•ืœ ื”ื˜ืจืื•ืžื” ืฉืœื”ื.
06:35
And it's amazing how often that enables them
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ื•ืžื“ื”ื™ื ืฉืœืขื™ืชื™ื ืงืจื•ื‘ื•ืช ื”ื“ื‘ืจ ืžืืคืฉืจ ืœื”ื
06:38
to break through the trauma and start to heal.
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ืœื”ืชื’ื‘ืจ ืขืœ ื”ื˜ืจืื•ืžื” ื•ืœื”ืชื—ื™ืœ ืœื”ื—ืœื™ื.
06:42
Remember BFIB?
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ื–ื•ื›ืจื™ื ืืช ืคืž"ื‘?
06:46
That was a real experience for one of my patients,
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ื–ืืช ื”ื™ืชื” ื”ืชื ืกื•ืช ืืžื™ืชื™ืช ืฉืœ ืื—ื“ ืžื”ืžื˜ื•ืคืœื™ื ืฉืœื™.
06:49
and when he created his mask,
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ื•ื›ืฉื”ื•ื ื™ืฆืจ ืืช ื”ืžืกื™ื›ื” ืฉืœื•,
06:50
he was able to let go of that haunting image.
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ื”ื•ื ื”ื™ื” ืžืกื•ื’ืœ ืœื”ืจืคื•ืช ืžื”ื“ืžื•ืช ื”ื–ืืช ืฉืจื“ืคื” ืื•ืชื•.
06:54
Initially, it was a daunting process for the service member,
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ื‘ื”ืชื—ืœื” ื”ืชื”ืœื™ืš ื”ื™ื” ืžื‘ืขื™ืช ืขื‘ื•ืจื•,
06:57
but eventually he began to think of BFIB as the mask,
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ืื‘ืœ ื‘ื”ืžืฉืš ื”ื•ื ื”ืชื—ื™ืœ ืœื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืขืœ ืคืž"ื‘ ื›ืขืœ ื”ืžืกื™ื›ื”,
07:00
not his internal wound,
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ื•ืœื ื›ืขืœ ืคืฆืข ืคื ื™ืžื™ ืฉืœื•,
07:02
and he would go to leave each session,
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ื•ื‘ืกื™ื•ืžื” ืฉืœ ื›ืœ ืคื’ื™ืฉื” ืฉืœื ื•
07:04
he would hand me the mask, and say, "Melissa, take care of him."
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ื”ื•ื ื”ื™ื” ืžื•ืฉื™ื˜ ืœื™ ืืช ื”ืžืกื™ื›ื” ื•ืื•ืžืจ, "ืžืœื™ืกื”, ืชืฉื’ื™ื—ื™ ืขืœื™ื”."
07:08
Eventually, we placed BFIB in a box to further contain him,
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ื‘ืกื•ืคื• ืฉืœ ื“ื‘ืจ ื”ื ื—ื ื• ืืช ืคืž"ื‘ ืœืžืฉืžืจืช ื‘ืงื•ืคืกื”,
07:12
and when the service member went to leave the NICoE,
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ื•ื›ืฉืื™ืฉ ื”ืฆื‘ื ืขื–ื‘ ืืช NICoE,
07:15
he chose to leave BFIB behind.
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ื”ื•ื ื‘ื—ืจ ืœื”ืฉืื™ืจ ืืช ืคืž"ื‘ ืฉื.
07:18
A year later, he had only seen BFIB twice,
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ื‘ืฉื ื” ืฉืœืื—ืจ ืžื›ืŸ ื”ื•ื ืจืื” ืืช ืคืž"ื‘ ืจืง ืคืขืžื™ื™ื,
07:20
and both times BFIB was smiling
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ื•ื‘ืฉืชื™ ื”ืคืขืžื™ื ืคืž"ื‘ ื—ื™ื™ืš
07:22
and the service member didn't feel anxious.
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ื•ืื™ืฉ ื”ืฆื‘ื ืœื ื—ืฉ ื—ืจื“ื”.
07:26
Now, whenever that service member is haunted by some traumatic memory,
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ื•ื›ืขืช, ื›ืืฉืจ ืื™ืฉ ื”ืฆื‘ื ื”ื–ื” ื ืชืงืœ ื‘ื–ื™ื›ืจื•ืŸ ื˜ืจืื•ืžื˜ื™ ืฉืจื•ื“ืฃ ืื•ืชื•,
07:29
he continues to paint.
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ื”ื•ื ืžืžืฉื™ืš ืœืฆื™ื™ืจ.
07:32
Every time he paints these disturbing images,
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ื•ื‘ื›ืœ ืคืขื ืฉื”ื•ื ืžืฆื™ื™ืจ ืืช ื”ื“ืžื•ื™ื•ืช ื”ืžื˜ืจื™ื“ื•ืช,
07:34
he sees them less or not at all.
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ื”ื•ื ืจื•ืื” ืื•ืชืŸ ืคื—ื•ืช ื•ืคื—ื•ืช ืื• ืฉื”ื•ื ืžืคืกื™ืง ืœืจืื•ืช ืื•ืชืŸ.
07:39
Philosophers have told us for thousands of years
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ื‘ืžืฉืš ืืœืคื™ ืฉื ื™ื ืืžืจื• ืœื ื• ื”ืคื™ืœื•ืกื•ืคื™ื
07:42
that the power to create
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ืฉืœื›ื•ื— ื”ื™ืฆื™ืจื” ื™ืฉ ืงืฉืจ ื”ื“ื•ืง ืœื›ื•ื— ื”ื”ืจืก.
07:44
is very closely linked to the power to destroy.
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07:47
Now science is showing us that the part of the brain
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ื›ืขืช ื”ืžื“ืข ืžืจืื” ืœื ื• ืฉื”ื—ืœืง ื‘ืžื•ื— ืฉื‘ื• ื ืจืฉื ืคืฆืข ื˜ืจืื•ืžื˜ื™
07:50
that registers a traumatic wound
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07:52
can be the part of the brain where healing happens too.
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ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื”ื—ืœืง ื‘ืžื•ื— ืฉื‘ื• ืžืชืจื—ืฉ ื’ื ื”ืจื™ืคื•ื™.
07:55
And art therapy is showing us how to make that connection.
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ื•ื”ื˜ื™ืคื•ืœ ื‘ืืžื ื•ืช ืžืจืื” ืœื ื• ื›ื™ืฆื“ ืœื™ืฆื•ืจ ืืช ื”ืงืฉืจ ื”ื–ื”.
08:00
We asked one of our service members
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ื‘ื™ืงืฉื ื• ืžืื—ื“ ืžืื ืฉื™ ื”ืฆื‘ื ืฉืœื ื•
08:02
to describe how mask-making impacted his treatment,
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ืœืชืืจ ืื™ืš ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ื”ืžืกื™ื›ื•ืช ื”ืฉืคื™ืขื” ืขืœ ื”ื˜ื™ืคื•ืœ ืฉืœื•,
08:05
and this is what he had to say.
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ื•ื–ื” ืžื” ืฉื”ื•ื ืืžืจ.
08:07
(Video) Service Member: You sort of just zone out into the mask.
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(ื•ื™ื“ืื•) ืื™ืฉ ืฆื‘ื: ืืชื” ืžื›ื ื™ืก ืืช ืขืฆืžืš ืœืชื•ืš ื”ืžืกื™ื›ื”,
08:10
You zone out into the drawing,
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ืืชื” ืžื›ื ื™ืก ืืช ืขืฆืžืš ืœืชื•ืš ื”ืฆื™ื•ืจ.
08:12
and for me, it just released the block,
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ื•ื›ืš ื”ื—ืกื™ืžื” ืฉืœื™ ื”ืฉืชื—ืจืจื”
08:16
so I was able to do it.
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ื•ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืžืกื•ื’ืœ ืœื™ืฆื•ืจ ืืช ื”ืžืกื™ื›ื”.
08:19
And then when I looked at it after two days, I was like,
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ืื—ืจื™ ื™ื•ืžื™ื™ื ื›ืฉืจืื™ืชื™ ืืช ื”ืžืกื™ื›ื”, ื—ืฉื‘ืชื™ ืœืขืฆืžื™,
08:23
"Holy crap, here's the picture, here's the key, here's the puzzle,"
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"ืืœื•ื”ื™ื ืื“ื™ืจื™ื, ื–ืืช ื”ืชืžื•ื ื”, ื–ื” ื”ืžืคืชื—, ื–ื” ื”ืคื–ืœ,"
08:26
and then from there it just soared.
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ื•ืžื›ืืŸ ื•ื”ืœืื” ื—ืœื” ื ืกื™ืงื”.
08:28
I mean, from there my treatment just when out of sight,
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ืžื›ืืŸ ื•ื”ืœืื” ื”ื”ืชืงื“ืžื•ืช ื”ื™ืชื” ืžื“ื”ื™ืžื”.
08:32
because they were like, Kurt, explain this, explain this.
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ื”ื ื”ืชื—ื™ืœื• ืœื‘ืงืฉ, ืงื•ืจื˜ ืชืกื‘ื™ืจ ืืช ื–ื”, ืชืกื‘ื™ืจ ืืช ื–ื”.
08:34
And for the first time in 23 years,
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ื•ื‘ืคืขื ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืื—ืจื™ 23 ืฉื ื™ื ื™ื›ื•ืœืชื™ ืœื“ื‘ืจ ื‘ืคืชื™ื—ื•ืช ืขื ื›ื•ืœื.
08:36
I could actually talk about stuff openly to, like, anybody.
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08:39
I could talk to you about it right now if I wanted to,
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื“ื‘ืจ ืื™ืชื›ื ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ืื ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืจื•ืฆื”,
08:42
because it unlocked it.
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ื›ื™ ื”ืžื—ืกื•ื ื”ื•ืกืจ.
08:45
It's just amazing.
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ื–ื” ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืžื“ื”ื™ื.
08:46
And it allowed me to put 23 years of PTSD
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ื•ื–ื” ืื™ืคืฉืจ ืœื™ ืœื”ื ื™ื— ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืื—ื“ 23 ืฉื ื™ื ืฉืœ PTSD ื•ืฉืœ TBI,
08:52
and TBI stuff together in one place
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08:58
that has never happened before.
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ื“ื‘ืจ ืฉืžืขื•ืœื ืœื ื”ืชืจื—ืฉ ืงื•ื“ื ืœื›ืŸ.
09:02
Sorry.
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ืžืฆื˜ืขืจ.
09:03
Melissa Walker: Over the past five years,
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ืžืœื™ืกื” ื•ื•ืงืจ: ื‘ื—ืžืฉ ื”ืฉื ื™ื ื”ืื—ืจื•ื ื•ืช
09:05
we've had over 1,000 masks made.
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ืื ืฉื™ื ื™ืฆืจื• ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืืœืฃ ืžืกื™ื›ื•ืช.
09:09
It's pretty amazing, isn't it?
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ืžื“ื”ื™ื, ืœื?
09:12
Thank you.
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
09:13
(Applause)
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืจื‘ื”.
09:19
I wish I could have shared this process with my grandfather,
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ื—ื‘ืœ ืฉืื ื™ ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœื—ืœื•ืง ืืช ื”ืชื”ืœื™ืš ื”ื–ื” ืขื ืกื‘ื ืฉืœื™,
09:23
but I know that he would be thrilled
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ืื‘ืœ ืื ื™ ื™ื•ื“ืขืช ืฉื”ื•ื ื”ื™ื” ืžืชืจื’ืฉ ืœืฉืžื•ืข ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืžื•ืฆืื™ื ื“ืจื›ื™ื
09:27
that we are finding ways
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09:28
to help today's and tomorrow's service members heal,
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ืœืกื™ื™ืข ืœืื ืฉื™ ื”ืฆื‘ื ืฉืœ ื”ื™ื•ื ื•ืฉืœ ื”ืขืชื™ื“ ืœื”ื—ืœื™ื ื•ืœืžืฆื•ื ื‘ืชื•ื›ื ืžืฉืื‘ื™ื
09:33
and finding the resources within them
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09:36
that they can call upon
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ืฉื”ื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื’ื™ื™ืก
09:38
to heal themselves.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœืจืคื ืืช ืขืฆืžื.
09:41
Thank you.
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืจื‘ื”.
09:42
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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