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Finally Figuring Out What Helps Troops with Posttraumatic Stress

By Belleruth Naparstek — 2009

The tools that work so well are neither complicated nor expensive. They’re interventions that ping on the primitive structures in the brain, where posttraumatic stress sits and wreaks its havoc. These are tools like guided imagery, relaxation, meditation, hypnosis, and breath work.

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It is Critical to Find Your Purpose First

The process to uncover your purpose after a career in military service takes great introspection.

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Healing Touch with Guided Imagery Could Help Relieve PTSD Symptoms in Soldiers, Study Suggests

Some complementary medicine techniques seem to improve symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in soldiers, according to a small new study.

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‘A Way to Talk About It’

A veteran turned to art to try to heal his trauma. There he found solace and meaning. Now he helps others.

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Melissa Chan
2018
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“Which One Is the Real Me?”—A Veteran’s Transition and Identity Crisis

Like most veterans, I found the transition from military to civilian life a struggle—a tougher struggle than I had anticipated. For me, I found that one of my trickier struggles was with my identity.

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Joshua Plummer
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What Is Post-Traumatic Growth?

Traumatic experiences don’t always have to result in long-term negative consequences. Research proves that exponential growth can actually result from traumatic events instead.

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David Smith
2017
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Returning Vets Face ‘Warring Identities’ Distress

A paper co-authored by R.

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Brown University
2014
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Resolving the Identity Crisis When Leaving the Military

For the first time in my life, I had to figure out who I was, I had to find my why, and I had to determine what I truly wanted for my life.

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Jason Roncoroni
2019
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Lonely Men on Campus: Student Veterans Struggle to Fit In

After months or years in far-off war zones, former soldiers are facing a new kind of isolation at college.

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Alex Horton
2012
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Veterans Combat Feelings of Isolation with Flag-Carrying Relay through Nine States

Every year, more than 250,000 Americans transition from active duty to civilian life. Sometimes, that comes with feelings of isolation and loneliness.

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Janet Shamlian
2021
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The Unexpected Loneliness of Combat Vets and POWs with PTSD

The loneliness of returning home after trauma

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Guy Winch
2014
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Post-Traumatic Stress (PTSD)