After surviving years in war zones, Sean Carberry came home carrying trauma he did not fully understand.
Then he entered a brief abusive relationship.
Looking back, Sean says the warning signs were there—but PTSD, unresolved trauma, and his own tendency to keep pushing through difficult situations made it harder to recognize when it was time to walk away.
In this powerful moment from The MisFitNation, Sean explains how he rationalized violent outbursts, wondered whether he had somehow caused them, and kept trying to make the relationship work.
Eventually, he realized something important:
He did not cause the abuse. And he did not deserve it.
Sean connects that experience to the larger theme of his memoir, Doubling Down: A Memoir of War, PTSD, and the Dangerous Bets We Make—the tendency to keep investing in situations even when the signs are telling us to leave.
This clip is about relationship red flags, trauma, self-awareness, unhealthy patterns, and learning when walking away is the strongest decision you can make.
🌐 Sean Carberry: https://passport-stamps.com/
🌐 The MisFitNation: http://www.themisfitnation.com
🔗 Watch the full video: https://youtu.be/-FeR-hz6hUM
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