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The Risk Taking Paradox

Aircrew members from Coast Guard Air Station San Francisco lower a rescue swimmer towards the cliffs of Mori Point in Pacifica, CA, during vertical surface cliff rescue training, 4.16.2019. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jordan Akiyama.

Service members and veterans are experts at calculating and mitigating risks in the military but engage in high-risk behaviors outside of the military environment 

The Safety Paradox

U.S. Airmen discuss a plan of action before participating in a joint hazardous material training at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Jan. 19, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Christopher Maldonado)

In the military, risk and danger are part of the obstacles to overcome; many veterans, however, see the world as an unsafe place that they need to protect against once they leave the military.

Learn About Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Smiling veteran who has done CBT.

Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), a form of talk therapy, teaches people to reroute their negative thought patterns to improve their mental health. Many Veterans have found that CBT helps them process their trauma. Learn from Veterans who found relief with CBT at VA.

The Relational Paradox

A US Navy Chief Machinist’s Mate greets his family after returning home. (U.S. Navy photo by John Narewski/Released)

Service members and veterans form intimate bonds with their teammates that will last a lifetime, yet struggle to form or reform intimate relationships with others

The Courage Paradox

A service member jumps out of an Air Force C-130J Hercules during a military freefall jumpmaster course over Aviano Air Base, Italy, Sept. 11, 2020. DoD Photo By: Air Force Senior Airman Savannah Waters

Courage is not the absence of fear, as some think; instead, it is the act of continuing in the face of adversity in spite of the presence of fear.