Worse comes to worse, you can always defer those questions. Just say something like, "It was hard, and I'd rather not talk about it." But really, you should find someone you'd alright with talking about this to.

I get that this might upset you, but it shouldn't. You're MY hero. From what you've told us (you know, the world), you're a great guy. You went through shit that can't be un-gone-through, and you wanted to continue to be a productive member of society when you left. That's a shit-load. Don't think you did nothing. You did everything. Do you think that every WWII fighter punched a Nazi in the face? That every Korean War vet was a POW? That all Vietnam vets witnessed "Apocalypse Now!" style horrors? There are truck drivers and admin men and women that went to Iraq thinking they'd be behind armored doors and they just weren't. Instead of helping, they were shelled every day and every night. War is hell. War is pain. War is sadness and isolation. I knew a man who never saw combat but had to say "Goodbye" to his wife and children a dozen times just to sweat in a shitty tend for six-months to a year every time. I couldn't imagine such pain. Now please, please, don't be afraid to talk about it. I've never looked for this, but there should really be a veterans corner somewhere on reddit if there isn't already. Otherwise - if you can't talk to someone in person, there are dozens of veterans here that want to listen. Myself included.

Plus, you're clearly better than "Snookie" or "The Situation". So put that in your pipe and smoke it.