Veterans Affairs committee  One of the biggest things Stoker has given me is that sense of safety. I am single. I live alone, and I am not looking to have anyone else in my life, so as someone who lives alone, there's always been a bit of feeling less safe for myself. Even though Stoker is not trained to do

Veterans Affairs committee  With regard to how some of my symptoms manifest, one that affects me the most, especially when I'm out in public, is auditory stimulation. I am incredibly sensitive to sounds. I can hear little things in the background that will distract me. I'll end up dissociated and taken to a

Veterans Affairs committee  I think one of the more difficult elements of my transition from the reserves to the civilian world was.... I was quite young when I joined. I was 17, and a lot was ingrained in me. I learned a lot about life and the world from my time in the service, so when I transitioned to th

Veterans Affairs committee  When I released from the military in 2002, I thought that everything was fine. I went about life and carried on. It wasn't until almost a decade later that things started to get really bad for me and I started my engagement with Veterans Affairs. I've had some incredibly positi

Veterans Affairs committee  Thank you for having us. My name is Kristina, or Tina, Sharp. I joined the Canadian Armed Forces reserves in 1994 as an MSE operator, a truck driver, a trade I served in for four years. Then I became a medical assistant for the last four years of my career. While I served as a