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"How to Handle Stress and Mental Triggers as a Veteran"

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“How to Handle Stress and Mental Triggers as a Veteran” 

by Marie Miguel

“You’ve served your country and now it’s time to return home. However, you may be one out of many veterans who have PTSD or some other kind of stress or anxiety disorder that can make readjusting to your new life quite difficult. If you are experiencing anything like this, it can be hard to manage, but there are a few ways you can handle yourself and adjust to your new life. 

What Are the Signs of PTSD? Depending on the cause of the condition and how severe the traumatic incident was, the effects of PTSD can vary. While PTSD is a complex and confusing condition, there are some symptoms that can help you determine whether or not you or someone you love has the disorder. Some of these include:

• Severe anxiety
• Nightmares or night terrors
• Vivid flashbacks during the day
• Trouble sleeping or staying asleep
• Isolating yourself
• Fear of crowds
• Memory lapses
• Inability to make decisions or concentrate
• Angry outbursts for no apparent reason
• Depression
• Fatigue
• Mood swings
• Easily startled
• Bouts of crying for no apparent reasons
• Panic attack (rapid heart rate, sweating, dizziness, fainting, nausea, fear of impending doom)
• Fear of men (women who have been victims of rape or assault)
    Triggers: If you have PTSD from the battlefield, adjusting to your new life can be rather difficult. PTSD involves you having intense anxiety caused by triggers. Most episodes are not random, but have some  underlying cause. Triggers can be external. A smell, a sight, a certain word, scenes from a movie… these are all triggers, and you should figure out what is triggering for you and find a way to avoid it if possible. 

    Triggers are internal as well. Certain emotions or thoughts can trigger your PTSD. These are harder to control. You can change your thinking through therapy, but you may still experience triggering thoughts. 

    Managing an Episode: If you do have an episode, there are some ways to help reduce the severity of it and get back to living. Here are a few ways: 

    • Breathing techniques. Controlled breathing can calm the nerves and reduce the amount of stress you experience. There are many breathing techniques you can use, so practice a few and see which ones are best for you.
    • Mindfulness, where you focus on the present and how your body feels, can be a valuable tool in the fight against your PTSD. There are certain mindfulness techniques you can use to help you, and you can read many resources to learn more about it. 
    • Expressing yourself through writing or other art is another great way to help cope. You can write stories, draw painting, or use another form of art therapy to help. 
    Keep Yourself Healthy: One way you can manage stress is to keep yourself healthy. Going from an area of high intensity to the quiet life at home can be quite the adjustment to your body and cause it some unneeded stress. Make sure you’re still working out, eating healthy, and avoid abusing alcohol or any other drugs that can cause some serious health effects. By being healthy, you can be able to reduce the amount of stress you’re experiencing. 

    Talk to Other Veterans: There are plenty of veterans support groups, online or offline, that you can use to talk to other veterans. These people usually have the same problems as you do, and you can trade coping strategies and help comfort each other during times of stress. Do not internalize your problems. Instead, express them in a healthy manner, and your body will thank you for it later. 

    Seek Help! One mistake many veterans make is not seeing a therapist. Therapy can help the veteran readjust to their life and help them cope with any stresses they have. If a veteran has PTSD, a therapist can help find and avoid any triggers they have. If a veteran just wants to plan their life now that they’re back, a therapist can help them make goals to accomplish this as smoothly as possible. There are many reasons to seek therapy, but if you’re a veteran, you need to have some form of counseling in order to have the best life possible. By finding a therapist near you, you can take the first step to living a life that you deserve.” 
    Get help now: If you are in a crisis or any other person may
     be in danger the following resources can provide you with immediate help:
    Marie Miguel Biography: Marie Miguel has been a writing and research expert for nearly a decade, covering a variety of health- related topics. Currently, she is contributing to the expansion and growth of a free online mental health resource with BetterHelp.com. With an interest and dedication to addressing stigmas associated with mental health, she continues to specifically target subjects related to anxiety and depression.


    Source: http://coyoteprime-runningcauseicantfly.blogspot.com/2018/08/how-to-handle-stress-and-mental.html



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        some other insights-if you have issues sleeping-melatonin-safe effective i buy the 10 mg x2 and up based on episodes-but helps sleep start-practice epigentics-control your healing environment-and adjust cicadian rhythm dark= sleep light=active its hormonal adjustment- give up the booze and meds-they throw off the system and lead to false and negative side efx/ booze wakes you up at around 2am and the sugars say give me more-best without=you will get used to it and really like water-its a gift from godGOD/ when something triggers and thinks ramp up inside-i found best way to ride wild horse is to journal-feelings-memories-insights-just write it all down-dont worry on how it looks give the emotions words and perspective-helps get handle- if you have physical trauma-surgical injuries due to battlefield outcomes-be nice to yourself and your body and address the scars-muscle cuts-lost organs gently with slow easy exercise-start with spine as source of energy to other parts of body-nueroplastic rehab-on yt anat baniel-gr8 start- for hands on healing best to use your own hands on yt=youtube=mantak chia and his nei chang=stomach massage-this should be preformed in darkend environment-eyes closed-focus on breathing and releasing trauma from internal organs-vital practice-you can and should do it on self-its all up to you-outside medical professionals have never ever experienced pstd or extreme physical trauma-if they have listen to them hard-but look at them and their bodies-to see if they have real knowledge-never give up-learn meditation and practice with prayer-and when you hear the negatives from authority figures keep this in mind=the truth is being revealed-alot of really bad players in positions of power and their goal is to deny and decieve-they have their agendas-your health-mental-physical-spiritual is your most important goal-agenda-you wont heal over night-but each day one gets closer and healthier-within each one of us is the living god-we are all one-as each one moves toward healing-we are united and magnified by all those others that are also on this journey-a thing to keep in mind historically is that ptsd was not officially recognized until 1987 and not practiced till the mid 1990s and they-professionals were just learning and they still are-and you dont need to be their test subject-most of all faith-discipline-attitude=slow gradual real success-dont be discouraged-when things are in need of change out here in middle of nowhere i take cold showers outside to change my attitude and body temp-theres more but your intution can and will guide you-dont be in a hurry-time is irrelevant-the key is to get strong and stable enough to not let it happen to anyone else again ever-so be ready but focus on health-theres more but this is a place to start-your on a high diving board 4m above water-and do you jump or go back down -whatever you choose to do dont give up-thats what they want-best of healing on this lifes journey-so much to learn so start with self-you will find info if you look-and help if you try just be open and listen your intuition will flag the truth and dismiss the deciet-

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