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Sunday, April 16, 2017

Dealing With Veterans Struggling With Depression

By Martha Perry


Depression and anxiety are two of the most common psychological disorders. Veterans struggling with depression is not uncommon, because it can be so traumatic when you are on the battlefield. You don't realize this at the time, but it only really hits you when you get back to the real world and start to live your life once again. This sense of reality is the most difficult part of the situation.

This especially related to soldiers who came back from the first and second wars. Families could see that they had been affected in some way. They were obviously torn because of the way they were acting out. A lot of them would become depressed and anxious. They would prefer to stay in isolation, frightened to go out, should they think they were going to have a panic attack.

Many veterans can't take the pressure. A lot of people commit suicide because of what they have been through and because of the emotions that they are dealing with. Many of them don't get support and it is something that they have to deal with every day of their lives. They will be forced to remember tragic events from when they were in war torn areas.

Besides depression and anxiety, people will also be stressed much of the time. They will prefer not to go out, thinking that something might happen. A loud noise may just set them off. Flashbacks are common occurrences with veterans. They may look up and see a helicopter, thinking they are back in combat, and of course this is very frightening.

Vets can become paranoid thinking that something terrible is going to happen. Meanwhile, it is simply a plane flying overhead. However, something like this is so real for them that they think that they are back in the war torn country which they have come from. Psychosis can develop when they don't get the right type of attention with other more severe types of depression.

Often people isolate themselves, preferring not to go out and isolate themselves. This is a new way of life which they are not used to. They may remember that they used to have friends and family that they used to sit outside on the porch with and simply chat over a cup of coffee. However, getting used to this lifestyle is not easy. Your emotions start to take over and you may feel as if you are losing control.

Veteran suicide is not uncommon when you think of how chaotic and how difficult this is to manage, emotionally. PTSD was only noticed after Vietnam where soldiers came back to their homes and were unable to adjust. This is also known as combat exposure which is similar as being abused, tortured or held prisoners of war. In some instances it is something you can't really get over.

There are many methods and techniques that therapists use which help them to reach out to the vet. This can come in the form of something creative, which is also helps the vet take the focus off of what is bothering them. They begin to let go and express themselves in another way. This can be helpful as well, because of someone like this battles to communicate.




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