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Scenario

Why emotional numbness persists after military training

My therapist keeps asking me about my feelings but in the Army feelings got people killed and I do not know how to turn that part of my brain back on.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The successful suppression of emotion required for survival can become so thorough that accessing feeling becomes genuinely foreign and threatening.

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Hypatia
Hypatia works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
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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.

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