Sexual unavailability is an important issue that affects many people who serve their country through operational duties. These individuals may be deployed for extended periods of time, away from...
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: Sexual unavailability and its impact on military personnel: understanding the effects of deployment on emotional health
Combat is often considered a significant part of military life. During times of war, soldiers must be able to kill others to protect themselves and their country. This can be traumatic for many...
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: How can veterans separate their intimacy identity from combat identity?
The impact of shared deployment experience on emotional closeness and relational resilience has been studied extensively in psychology research. Deployment is a challenging experience for both...
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: The impact of shared deployment experience on emotional closeness and relational resilience.
Soldiers often experience trauma, stress, fear, anxiety, and sadness during their service. These feelings may contradict traditional military values of strength, bravery, and stoicism.
Soldiers...
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: Finding balance: exploring conflicts between emotional expression and military service responsibilities
Anticipatory anxiety is an emotional reaction that occurs when individuals experience fear and apprehension before an upcoming event, often accompanied by physiological responses such as increased...
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: The effects of anticipatory anxiety on sexual and relational engagement among deployed military personnel
Soldiers are trained to suppress their emotions in order to maintain operational effectiveness on the battlefield. This can be challenging when it comes to intimate relationships, as they may find...
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: Sexual expression and intimacy challenges for soldiers: overcoming obstacles to emotional connection
Trauma can have a profound impact on the dynamics of relationships, including those between military couples. For many service members, traumatic experiences during deployment or while on duty can...
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: How military trauma can affect relationships and what couples can do about it
During war time, military personnel are exposed to various stressors that can affect their mental health and well-being. One such stressor is separation from family members and loved ones. This can...
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: How war time affects intimate relationships: strategies for military couples
Emotional withdrawal refers to a situation where one partner in a relationship suddenly begins avoiding communication, physical contact, and emotional closeness with their partner without offering an...
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: Understanding the impact of emotional withdrawal on relationships
When soldiers return home after being deployed, they often experience relational ambivalence due to their emotional scars. Relational ambivalence is when an individual has mixed feelings about their...
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: Confronting relationship conflicts: understanding relational ambivalence in deployed soldiers