Dealing with PTSD means dealing with a variety of emotions, lack of emotions, triggers, memories, and nightmares (just to name a few)...what some people do not realize is that there is a startle response that comes with all of that. What is startle response? Startle response is a defensive response, a mechanism to cope with a sudden or … [Read more...]
10 Things a Combat Veteran Wants You to Know
Today's post comes from http://www.military.com/, in a feature that was ran in 2012. Dated? A little. Important? I think so. So many combat veterans struggle with the reintegration into the civilian world after a life changing experience like deployment. At times it seems that only listening is key--and sometimes the combat veteran wants to … [Read more...]
Veteran Writing/Blogs that I Follow and Find Interesting…
I've been asked a few times, "what blogs do you follow?" and "do you read other veteran writing?" I've even been asked, "what veteran writing or books by veterans would you recommend?" It seems as if these are loaded questions at times because I could be completely overwhelming. I'm going to offer information on a few blogs, websites, journals, and … [Read more...]
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