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'It would have been easier to have lost a leg': A former soldier's internal war with PTSD

'It would have been easier to have lost a leg': A former soldier's internal war with PTSD
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The senior corporal took part in France's overseas operations, notably in Afghanistan and Mali. Since the end of his career in 2016, he has suffered repeated outbursts of anger, panic attacks and nightmares. After years of denial, the French military is beginning to recognize the scale of this ps...

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