1 00:00:01,070 --> 00:00:02,740 - IF YOU CAN THINK ABOUT THE TIME 2 00:00:02,740 --> 00:00:06,810 IN YOUR LIFE WHEN YOU'VE BEEN MOST DISTRESSED 3 00:00:06,810 --> 00:00:10,210 AND CAN'T SEE A WAY OUT, AND IF YOU CAN THINK 4 00:00:10,210 --> 00:00:13,810 ABOUT FROM THAT PLACE WHAT WAS THE MOST HELPFUL TO YOU, 5 00:00:13,810 --> 00:00:16,240 WHAT ACTUALLY HELPED YOU TAKE THE FIRST STEP 6 00:00:16,240 --> 00:00:17,770 OUT OF THAT PLACE, 7 00:00:17,770 --> 00:00:20,370 IT PROBABLY WASN'T A DOCTOR, IT PROBABLY WASN'T A PILL 8 00:00:20,370 --> 00:00:22,070 OR A SURGERY, 9 00:00:22,070 --> 00:00:26,810 IT WAS SOME SKILL OR STRENGTH THAT YOU FOUND WITHIN YOU. 10 00:00:26,810 --> 00:00:31,270 SO, WHAT THIS DOES IS HELP US BUILD THOSE TOOLS 11 00:00:31,270 --> 00:00:32,440 THAT YOU ALREADY HAVE, 12 00:00:32,440 --> 00:00:34,710 THOSE STRENGTHS THAT YOU ALREADY HAVE 13 00:00:34,710 --> 00:00:36,970 IN A MUCH MORE PROACTIVE WAY, 14 00:00:36,970 --> 00:00:39,540 SO THEY'RE MORE READILY AVAILABLE TO YOU. 15 00:00:39,540 --> 00:00:41,640 YOU DON'T WAIT TILL YOU'RE IN A CRISIS MODE, 16 00:00:41,640 --> 00:00:43,770 BUT YOU CAN USE THIS EVERY DAY 17 00:00:43,770 --> 00:00:45,410 TO HELP WHETHER IT'S YOUR SUFFERING 18 00:00:45,410 --> 00:00:47,140 WITH CHRONIC PAIN OR DEPRESSION 19 00:00:47,140 --> 00:00:49,610 OR WHATEVER ISSUE YOU'RE DEALING WITH, 20 00:00:49,610 --> 00:00:52,810 THE POWER OF THESE APPROACHES CAN HELP YOU. 21 00:00:52,810 --> 00:00:54,110 - I WAS IN THE ARMY. 22 00:00:54,110 --> 00:00:56,710 I WAS 82nd AIRBORNE DIVISION, AND I SERVED OVER IN IRAQ, 23 00:00:56,710 --> 00:00:59,470 THE VERY FIRST PUSH BACK IN 2003. 24 00:00:59,470 --> 00:01:01,740 - I WAS THE 88 MIKE MOTOR TRANSPORT OPERATOR. 25 00:01:01,740 --> 00:01:04,340 WE DROVE THE 5,000-GALLON FUEL TANKERS. 26 00:01:04,340 --> 00:01:07,070 - VIETNAM 1967, 1968. 27 00:01:07,070 --> 00:01:08,810 - AND I WAS INVOLVED IN GULF ONE. 28 00:01:08,810 --> 00:01:13,640 - I SERVED IN SOUTH BAGHDAD FROM APRIL 2006 TO APRIL 2007. 29 00:01:13,640 --> 00:01:19,110 - IT WAS HELL, YOU KNOW, I'D GO OUT ON PATROLS NOT KNOWING, 30 00:01:19,110 --> 00:01:21,140 YOU KNOW, IF YOU WERE GOING TO GET HIT. 31 00:01:21,140 --> 00:01:23,970 - MENTALLY, IT TOOK A TOLL, PHYSICALLY, IT TOOK A TOLL. 32 00:01:23,970 --> 00:01:25,970 - HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MYSELF. 33 00:01:25,970 --> 00:01:29,970 - I GOT A WHOLE BUNCH OF PROBLEMS, FROM A TO Z. 34 00:01:29,970 --> 00:01:31,510 - ONCE I GOT OUT OF THE MILITARY, I WASN'T ABLE 35 00:01:31,510 --> 00:01:33,070 TO READJUST BACK INTO SOCIETY. 36 00:01:33,070 --> 00:01:35,470 - THERE WAS ONE TIME THAT I TRIED TO KILL MYSELF. 37 00:01:35,470 --> 00:01:37,870 - I WOULD LITERALLY BE TENSE, STRESSED... 38 00:01:37,870 --> 00:01:39,270 - I WAS KIND OF DEPRESSED... - HEADACHES. 39 00:01:39,270 --> 00:01:42,170 - I HAD A LOT OF ANXIETY AND ANGER ISSUES 40 00:01:42,170 --> 00:01:43,710 THAT I WAS DEALING WITH. 41 00:01:43,710 --> 00:01:47,670 - ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I REALLY BELIEVE 42 00:01:47,670 --> 00:01:52,110 AND I WANTED TO JUST REALLY EMPHASIZE 43 00:01:52,110 --> 00:01:57,770 IS HOW IMPORTANT ALTERNATE OPTIONS ARE 44 00:01:57,770 --> 00:01:59,270 FOR MEDICATION. 45 00:01:59,270 --> 00:02:03,270 NO ONE HAS EVER DIED OF AN OVERDOSE OF TAI CHI, 46 00:02:03,270 --> 00:02:05,310 BUT WE'VE HAD VETERANS WHO'VE DIED 47 00:02:05,310 --> 00:02:06,410 OF AN OVERDOSE OF MEDICATIONS. 48 00:02:06,410 --> 00:02:08,870 SO IT'S HUGE, THIS IS A BIG DEAL, 49 00:02:08,870 --> 00:02:11,140 AND IT REALLY DOES HELP. 50 00:02:11,140 --> 00:02:12,670 - THE MOST IMPORTANT PART ABOUT IT 51 00:02:12,670 --> 00:02:14,310 IS THAT YOU HAVE A CHOICE 52 00:02:14,310 --> 00:02:16,710 TO HOW YOU THINK ABOUT YOUR LIFE, 53 00:02:16,710 --> 00:02:19,040 HOW YOU THINK ABOUT YOUR SCENARIOS, 54 00:02:19,040 --> 00:02:21,140 YOUR CONDITIONS THAT YOU'RE DEALING WITH. 55 00:02:21,140 --> 00:02:23,870 - ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS TAKE THE FIRST STEP 56 00:02:23,870 --> 00:02:27,010 TOWARDS THAT FUTURE, AND OPEN YOUR HEART 57 00:02:27,010 --> 00:02:30,470 AND OPEN YOUR MIND AND ACCEPT WHAT HAS BEEN DONE, 58 00:02:30,470 --> 00:02:33,670 WHAT'S TAKEN PLACE AND WHAT'S ALREADY OVER WITH 59 00:02:33,670 --> 00:02:35,970 AND WHERE YOU WANT TO GO FROM HERE.