Intimate partnerships can be affected in many ways when one or both partners experience moral injury. Moral injury is an emotional response to participating in harmful actions or witnessing them that...
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: Lack of intimacy due to moral injury affects vulnerability, trust, and sexual openness in relationships.
Relationships are often defined by the emotional connection between two people. This is especially true for romantic relationships where partners share deep intimate bonds that can be challenging to...
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: Relationship advice for coping with trauma: understanding emotions & communicating effectively
Emotional learning refers to the process through which individuals gain insight into their own feelings, thoughts, and behaviors and develop strategies for managing them. This learning occurs...
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: How to use emotional learning to improve your relationship patterns and intimacy
Prolonged separation is defined as a prolonged absence away from one's loved ones, typically for military purposes. This can be an especially difficult experience for those who are engaged in a...
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: Prolonged separation can have psychological effects on military couples relationships
Soldiers are trained to have a strong sense of discipline and adhere to strict rules that dictate their behavior in different situations.
When they are faced with extreme stressors such as combat,...
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: Necessary emotional defenses: how can veterans cope with stress?
Soldiers must be ready for warfare at all times, but they also have personal lives that require attention, including their relationships. Maintaining closeness and intimacy can be difficult when...
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: Maintaining intimacy while deployed: a balancing act for soldiers
The relationship between an individual's sense of self and their interpersonal connections is often described as a dynamic balance between autonomy and connectedness, with individuals seeking to...
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: How do soldiers navigate the tension between personal autonomy and relationships?
The act of suppressing one's emotions is often seen as necessary for success in military service.
This can have detrimental psychological effects on an individual's mental health. When soldiers...
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: Exploring the impact of emotional suppression on military service members mental health and relationships
The psychological effects of experiencing traumatic events can be devastating for individuals and their relationships. Exposure to trauma can lead to feelings of fear, anxiety, depression,...
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: The role of shared coping strategies in mitigating trauma exposure effects in relationships
Stigma is defined as "a set of negative and often unfair beliefs that a society or group of people have about something." In the context of the military, this can refer to the way that mental health...
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: Breaking down stigmas around mental health treatment can save lives in the military