Military Suicides: A Story From the Edge

Military Suicides: A Story From the Edge
By Nathan Bernier
KUT News
April 10, 2013

Almost once every hour a U.S. military veteran takes his or her life. The Department of Veterans Affairs reports that 22 veterans commit suicide every day, on average.

Austin veteran Andrew O’Brien almost become one of them. He survived a suicide attempt in 2010, after returning from a 12-month deployment to Iraq. Now he’s telling his story to raise awareness of post-traumatic stress disorder and military suicides. We spoke with O’Brien about how the deaths of fellow soldiers and lack of help from the military led up to his attempt.
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At 2:51 Andrew talks about seeking help while in the military and what happened next.

I tried to get help from a counselor. The counselor ended up downplaying what I told her. She didn't think it was that big of a deal. She actually thought at one point that I was lying.

It took me six months before I decided to get help.

My first Sgt. pulled me out of formation and called me out in front of everybody.