Raelyn Miranda thought she was simply a go-getter. Looking back, she recognized how PTSD and hypervigilance were showing up in her everyday life: constant activity, difficulty resting, and feeling unable to settle until everything at home was done.
In this clip from The MisFitNation, the 17-year Army National Guard veteran and author of Finding My Way Back Home describes the anxiety beneath her need to stay busy—and how that tension affected her household.
For Raelyn, the signs went beyond the familiar image of someone startled by a loud noise. They appeared in ordinary routines, the pressure to keep moving, and the feeling that she couldn’t let her guard down.
An honest conversation about veteran mental health, trauma, anxiety, and recognizing patterns she once viewed as part of her personality.
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