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Gloria Ragonetti's avatar

What a tragedy. And definitely thr military is not addressing the emotional needs of its soldiers. Because there is still the stigma of needing emotional support, of having mental health concerns. Our society still struggles with admitting that mental health issues such as depression, anxiety, lack of confidence are real. People say tough it out !or what are you nuts ?. You need to go to a shrink… ?

As a school counselor, I had support groups for children who had self esteem issues, insecurities - didn’t feel they fit in, or just felt sad about circumstances in their lives. I gave them opportunity to express their worries fears insecurities in a group they realized they were not alone . It wasn’t therapy but it was in a way helped to build confidence to teach skills on dealing with life’s disappointments . Military should provide the same - maybe make self esteem part of basic training program.

Just a thought …

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Sandra M. Watson's avatar

The other part of the story is the long term emotional struggles of those close to those lost to suicide. I've seen this absolutely wreck individuals and families.

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