Once a warrior-always a warrior : navigating the transition from combat to home--including combat stress, PTSD, and MTBI / Charles W. Hoge.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Combat stress and post-traumatic stress disorder -- Combat mild traumatic brain injury -- Navigating the postwar zone: introduction to landnav -- Life survival skills improving sleep -- Skill 1: become more aware of your reactions by writing about -- Them -- Skill 2: learn to accept your reactions without judgment or anger -- Skill 3: improve physical conditioning and relax muscle tension -- Skill 4: improve sleep -- Skill 5: learn how alcohol (or drugs) affects your reactions -- Attend to and modulate your reactions -- Skill 1: learn to pay attention to your physiological reactions -- And anxiety level -- Skill 2: learn to pay attention to your feelings and emotions -- Skill 3: create space between your reactions and behaviors -- Skill 4: learn to monitor and eliminate should and related -- Words or phrases -- Skill 5: notice your breathing -- Skill 6: improve your focus and attention through meditation and -- Mindfulness -- Narrate your story -- Deal with stressful situations -- Skill 1: resiliency inoculation training (facing your fears) -- Skill 2: dealing with the stupid stuff people do -- Skill 3: dealing with more-serious situations involving people -- Skill 4: dealing with anger, rage, and related emotions -- Navigate the mental health care system -- Road map for getting help -- Fear of losing control -- Overcoming stigma -- Overcoming other barriers and taking the first steps -- Species of mental health professionals -- Your first appointment with a mental health professional -- Advice for mental health professionals (and considerations -- That warriors generally appreciate) -- Types of treatment offered: the cold, hard facts -- Disability and treatment -- Acceptance: living and coping with your emotions -- Skill 1: understanding the emotions ofloss -- Skill 2: accepting and expressing primary emotions -- Skill 3: letting go of unanswerable questions -- Skill 4: coping with grief and survivor's guilt -- Skill 5: accepting other difficult events that happened in combat -- Navigation strategies for spouses, partners, and family members -- The vs vision, voice, village, joie de vivre, victory.