Unresolved Military Trauma
Support for veterans and service members carrying trauma from deployment or service that has not been processed.
Understanding it
Unresolved trauma from military service often lives in the body as much as the mind. A car backfiring, a crowded space, or even a certain smell can trigger a full physiological alarm response - racing heart, flooding adrenaline, an urge to scan for threats - even years after the events themselves. This happens because the brain's threat-detection system, the amygdala, learned during deployment or combat that vigilance kept you and others alive. It has not yet received the message that the environment has changed, and that message often needs deliberate, guided help to land.
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When to reach for more support
If you are having thoughts of suicide or feel you might act on an urge to harm yourself, call or text 988 and press 1 to reach the Veterans Crisis Line immediately, or go to the nearest emergency room.