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Scenario

When you feel like your military service wasn't 'real enough'

Everyone thanks me for my service but I spent most of my deployment fixing computers in an air-conditioned office and I feel like a fraud every time.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The gap between public narratives of heroism and personal experience creates a painful impostor syndrome around one's own worth and sacrifice.

Your guide for this
Hypatia
Hypatia works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Veterans & Military Families?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.