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Reducing the Stigma of Mental Health Care in Veterans

By Matthew Tull — 2020

The Department of Defense is attempting to convey that the experience of stress as a result of combat-related experiences is normal.

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Please Don’t Be My Knight in Shining Armor

There’s something empowering and dignifying about the act of asking for help when it is genuinely needed.

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Cami Howe
2019
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On Disability and Accepting Help

I couldn’t keep “proving everyone wrong” and still do all the things I wanted to do with my life.

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Sarah Kovac
2014
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For People with Disabilities, Asking for Help Carries Hidden Costs

We should remember that while disabled people can become good at asking for help, few of us are entirely comfortable with it.

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Andrew Pulrang
2019
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Bruce Lee’s Philosophy on Life: 6 Simple, Transformative Words.

“Use only that which works, and take it from any place you can find it.” ~ Bruce Lee The premise of his philosophy was efficiency—complete and utter efficiency of the soul.

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Samuel Kronen
2017
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I Have a Serious Physical Disability, but the Biggest Daily Challenges Are with My Mindset

The ongoing dialogue I have with my own perspective and emotions is the biggest job I’ve ever undertaken. Exploring this internal give-and-take forces me to grow in surprising ways.

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Carolyn Dalton, Quora
2017
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Coping with Depression and Disability

Often, disabled people have their disability treated, but they don’t have their emotional or spiritual needs addressed.

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Charlotte Gerber
2021
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When a Physical Disability Keeps You from Getting Mental Health Help

Depression and suicidal ideation are more likely among people with disabilities due to factors like abuse, isolation, and stressors related to poverty, among others.

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Heather Morrison
2020
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The Mental Health of People with Disabilities

Adults with disabilities report experiencing frequent mental distress almost 5 times as often as adults without disabilities.

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CDC Staff
2020
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The Paralyzed World War II Veterans Who Invented Wheelchair Basketball

The Paralympics had not yet been invented. These veterans were sports trailblazers. They were medical miracles as well.

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David Davis
2020
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Unbroken, Wounded Warriors Overcome Injury to Find New Strength

More than 600,000 Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans have been left partially or totally disabled from physical or psychological wounds received during their service. Some of them compete in the Defense Department Warrior Games and find a place to continue to overcome.

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Mandy Oaklander, Erik Tanner (photography)
2015
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