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Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii Introduction: Postwar "Transition-Readjustment" . . . . . . . . . . x How to Use This Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xx 1. Combat Stress and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder . . . . . . . . 1 2. Combat Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI/Concussion) . . . 37 3. Navigating the Home-zone Area of Operations: Introduction to "LANDNAV" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 4. Life Survival Skills-Warrior Reflexes and Sleep . . . . . . . . 51 Skill 1: Become more aware of your reactions by writing about them Skill 2: Learn to accept your reactions without judgment or anger Skill 3: Improve physical conditioning and relax muscle tension Skill 4: Improve sleep Skill 5: Learn how alcohol or drugs affect your reactions 5. Attend to and Modulate Your Reactions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Skill 1: Learn to pay attention to your physiological reactions and anxiety level Skill 2: Learn to pay attention to your feelings and emotions Skill 3: Create space between your reactions to stressful events and behaviors Skill 4: Learn to monitor and eliminate "should" and related words or phrases Skill 5: Notice your breathing Skill 6: Improve your focus and attention through meditation and mindfulness 6.
