The effects of trauma are often profound and lasting for veterans, shaping their perceptions of themselves and others in ways that can have significant impacts on their personal and professional...
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: Affected by trauma, veterans may struggle to believe they deserve deep intimacy
How does trauma affect perceptions of fidelity, loyalty, and moral responsibility within military relationships?
The concept of faithfulness, commitment, and moral obligation are essential to...
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: How trauma affects perceptions of fidelity, loyalty, and moral responsibility in military relationships
Soldiers face unique challenges related to fears about their romantic partners' emotional withdrawal due to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), which can arise from experiencing combat or other...
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: How posttraumatic stress disorder impacts relationships between soldiers and their partners
The psychological toll of war is often underestimated. For many veterans, returning from service means coming home to find themselves changed. They may have difficulty connecting with family and...
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: Reconnecting with intimacy after war: how veterans can regain emotional capacity and build relationships again
Witnessing violence can have a profound impact on an individual's sense of physical closeness with others. The human body is designed to react to traumatic experiences such as violence with physical...
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: How witnessing violence can affect physical intimacy and sexual relationships
Sexual attraction and physical affection are essential components of human relationships, but how do they function when individuals have experienced traumatic events that affect their mental health?...
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: How traumatic experiences impact sexual behavior and relationships
1. Emotional compensation is a psychological coping mechanism that people use to deal with feelings of loss, grief, or trauma. It involves replacing an unpleasant feeling with a more positive...
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: Sexual intimacy and emotional compensation: how military personnel copes with trauma after deployment
How Soldiers Cope With Relational Guilt
Soldiers face many challenges during their time in battle that can have lasting effects on their mental health. One such challenge is relational guilt - the...
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: How soldiers manage relational guilt through coping strategies including therapy and journaling
The question of how traumatic combat experiences affect sexual behavior has been studied extensively in recent years. Researchers have found that men who have experienced military service are more...
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: Traumatic combat experiences affect sexual behavior: male veterans report problems persist long after duty ends
The process of repairing emotions after a traumatic event is essential for establishing healthy intimate relationships. During times of conflict or war, soldiers often develop coping mechanisms to...
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: Sex after trauma: how to repair emotional intimacy for veterans coping with ptsd