Acceptance among former service personnel is presented as one reason veterans may feel comfortable approaching Combat Stress. Pride can obstruct seeking help, and stigma around mental health affects more than one gender. Alex recalls his grandfather's analogy of separate financial, physical, and psychological reserves. Spending beyond each reserve creates a different problem and calls for a different kind of assistance. The analogy makes room for acknowledging strain without claiming to provide a clinical account of trauma.
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Veteran trust and barriers to seeking support
Trust in a support organisation and an analogy about personal reserves address the difficulty of admitting strain.