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SUMMARY:Sandra – Gadens Stemmer
LOCATION:Indre by\, Marmorkirken\, Frederiksgade 4\, Marmorkirken metro\,
  1265 København
DESCRIPTION:My story is a veteran’s story. It’s been over 30 years si
 nce I was deployed\, and it was only 2 years ago that the trauma and PTSD
  I’ve lived with ever since were finally addressed. For those 30 years\
 , my life was a slow suicide\, as I ran away from myself: first through w
 ork\, and later through alcohol.\n\nWhat do I talk about? How do you carr
 y on when the war doesn’t stop just because you come home – and how d
 o you find your footing again after literally having been dead from drink
 ing? I grew up in a loving home with a father who was a proud soldier. I 
 looked up to him and knew from an early age that I wanted to follow in hi
 s footsteps. I joined the military at 17\, and it felt like coming home. 
 At 19\, I was deployed to the Balkans\, where I was confronted with a rea
 lity I wasn’t prepared for. I felt powerless\, and some experiences sta
 yed with me – without me understanding why.\n\nWhen I came home\, my de
 cline began slowly. My fellow soldier committed suicide\, and I was left 
 with anger and emptiness. I ran away\, first to the USA\, where I had chi
 ldren and tried to build an ordinary life\, but what I carried with me ke
 pt catching up with me. A sense of unease and restlessness grew inside me
 .\n\nI began having panic attacks and fainting spells\, but I wouldn’t 
 acknowledge it. Instead\, I found a way to numb it. Alcohol became my bes
 t friend – first wine\, then vodka. I developed a functional blood alco
 hol level that made it possible for me to get through the day\, but at th
 e same time it drew…
URL:https://www.copenhagen.com/events/sandra-gadens-stemmer-030278
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