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Getting Life Insurance with PTSD

When you apply for life insurance, your entire medical history will be reviewed. If you have PTSD, it will almost always come up as a red flag when the insurance agent goes over your history. With so many veterans developing...

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The Evolution of Combat: How a New Generation of Pilots Service Connect for PTSD

One of the great things about working for Jan Dils is that we all love to share stories. When you get a group of people together from our VA Department for a meeting, many members of our staff will share stories about...

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PTSD Treatment Options

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a disease that develops in individuals who have lived through a terrifying, scary, and dangerous event. A range of reactions will result after exposure to trauma and if the symptoms persist, the person will...

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Treating PTSD Without Pills

After prescriptions for opioid painkillers increased by 400% in just ten years, the Minneapolis VA Medical Center decided they needed to do something. They wanted to start shifting away from pills to something less addictive and dangerous. The answer came...

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Disabled Veterans Want to Climb Everest

Mt. Everest is well known as the tallest point on the face of the planet. Just shy of 30,000 feet, only around 4,000 people have successfully climbed to the top. Plenty more than 4,000 have tried and around 250 have died...

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PTSD – Past, Present, and Future

Imagine you have a flashback to the most terrifying moment you’ve ever experienced. Imagine you have nightmares, anxiety, depression, and panic attacks. You can’t eat, you can’t sleep, you can barely think. Imagine you are feeling isolated, alone, and confused....

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6 Examples of Poor Non-Combat PTSD Stressors

I am actually still surprised sometimes about how many people read this blog each month. Thousands of people view it, click on links, and a few even call the office based on my blog posts. One particular post I wrote...

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Helping Veterans Prepare for Independence Day

When I realized that Independence Day was only a few weeks away I decided to re-share the blog I wrote last year pertaining to Veterans and fireworks. In that particular post I wrote in detail about how Combat Veterans struggle...

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An Open Discussion Regarding Military Sexual Trauma

Most of the blogs I write are light-hearted and informative. However, there is something that has been on my mind a lot lately that I want to discuss. It’s no secret that Military Sexual Trauma affects many individuals who serve...

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The Truth About How Gun Ownership Impacts Veterans with PTSD

When I started this blog back in 2011 I kicked around the idea of writing about PTSD and guns. It was a subject that I steered away from simply because this subject is so polarizing. I would say to myself...

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