We don’t actually analyze the feelings we have when someone is taken from us- be it from war or from accidents. There are so many pressures in this world that we as humans are becoming immune to.
Do not take death with a grain of salt.
Our service members go through so much and losing any one of them is a huge loss to us. You may not know them personally, but in a way you do.
You see that lost service member in the eyes of every service member still fighting for our freedom.
We need to feel for those who come back home and suffer the endless cycles of PTSD.
We need to feel for those who have lost loved ones overseas and on our own soil.
We need to be there for the families of those who are lost regardless of HOW they were lost.
I am not a medical professional (I am not a professional in anything really). I do, however, have experience. I have experience in many areas of life.
When I say that the loss of someone touches your life, I mean it. Because of this recent loss, I sought advice from a good friend who is a medical professional. I needed a release of emotion without judgment.
I needed advice on how to cope. Why?
Because I recognized my own signs of depression.
However, there are many out there that cannot recognize their own symptoms, and because we have become calloused to death, war and even suicide, we do not help others recognize these things either.
You hear time and time again to be aware, to be vigilant and to learn to see past the “I’m okay.”
Losing a friend or family member can cause emotional breakdown. We want to be strong, but there are times we really can’t be.
It is okay to do that, but tell SOMEONE how you feel.
Tell a friend, a neighbor, a medical professional. I promise you are not crazy, you are not going to be chastised, you will be seen as confident in your life to be able to ask for help.
So, when you feel even the smallest bit of anxiety, depression, glumness, anything really, remember that it is okay to seek professional assistance to overcome that.
I still have a long road ahead of me and I will get through this.
I have lost so many in just one year that my heart hurts all the time, but I was fortunate enough to recognize my own feelings.
Do you?
And if you need help, please contact your chaplain or local organization of counselors.
