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and commitment in my character. It taught me the importance of short-term and long-term planning. It also allowed me to exercise assertiveness during the decision-making process.
As far as positives, I feel that discipline, even in physical training, was beneficial. So was long and short-term planning...that was also something I was able to utilize after my military service was over with. The ability to be part of something that was bigger than myself was really important to me. As far as negative effects, I find it hard to relate with people who lack the same values such as timeliness, effort, team spirit. I continue to work on these stuck points daily.
I completed a six-week inpatient treatment program at the VA hospital in Biloxi, MS. This program covered topics such as Cognitive Processing Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy. These techniques along with other concepts have allowed me to change my outlook on life. The program overall was effective because it sets itself in an environment where Veterans are among Veterans and that creates trust. The Veterans are able to sit side-by-side and share their stories with their brother and sister Veterans and trust and camaraderie is effectively created and maintained. Sitting in a class like CBT with a Veteran who's courageous enough to share any one of his stuck points; a belief that doesn't allow him to move in a direction to act in a situation or participate in an activity that an average person would. To have a Veteran who is courageous enough to share his stuck point...opening up and allowing himself to become vulnerable...he is sitting with his peers who are willing to help him to analyze and overcome his hurdle. They look into what he is saying word-for-word and help him to break down the fallacies one at a time...thereby helping to create bonds as well as a new belief system that represents what he is
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