For me, I know the reason it took so long was the stigma at the time, and there was no OSISS. If it weren't for OSISS, I wouldn't be here. I can't speak for everybody else, but for me, I would not be here.
OSISS is really a driving force. It's not unlike any aid group or a cancer group where everybody is there because we've all experienced similar things. We don't focus on the injury as much as the symptoms. We focus on what's going on for us. We don't care where you were or what you did. We can all relate to the PTSD or the OSI.