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Many people have trouble coping with stress. However, the tensions that our soldiers face on a daily basis may seem insurmountable. Some are torn from their families and are sent thousands of miles away to an unfamiliar culture. Inexperienced and young, they are taken from their creature comforts and are planted in countries with harsh terrain and unfriendly surroundings. Others return, struggling from physical injuries, or possibly worse – emotional distress. For these, numbing themselves may seem the only way out.
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It has long been understood that those soldiers who serve in heavy combat can experience post-traumatic stress disorder. For some, the impact is so bad that they are never able to return to a normal way of life. Still others deal with intense thoughts of suicide. Continue Reading
