I have always thought that our service people receive love and support from their loved ones while deployed. First they have to deal with separation, loneliness, probably no time to even sit on an emotion for too long. Then when they have a moment, and that is true, just a moment they are looking for love. I would like to learn how to give these men and women the love and support they desire while away from their loved ones.
In theory, one of my special concentrations in my psychology career is definitely treatment and recovery from PTSD, CSD, and Social Adjustment and re-immersion back into the society that the service person chooses to live in. This is what they need to know; first that they do have that choice and second, that there are people they don't even know, love and appreciate them for the love they carry to the rest of the world in the work they do. Even if it is not a glorious, satisfying position they are filling they could at least receive correspondence to help them feel that their efforts are not lost.
God bless America, well really the entire human race. The soldiers see so many nasty, unexplainable, probably unmentionable things - and at that time it is best not to talk about it. But there will come a time in their lives that they will need to find a safe person for them to drop all that burden with and not be judged but loved for them, just them who they are as a person. This will only start the questions of who am I if I am not a soldier? What do I do with myself? and I am pretty sure I have no clue as to what other questions run through these intelligent minds.
Join this blog and share as much or as little as you can or feel like you can. Help me understand what it is you truly need to get you through the job you are doing while being in the service. I just may have some networking connections that may help me help you help yourself.
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