by Wayne Finegar | Nov 11, 2019 | Conscientious Objection, GI Rights Hotline, PTSD
Federal law defines a “veteran” as anyone who served on active duty and was not discharged or released dishonorably. A good many of the veterans who call the GI Rights Hotline on any given day aren’t the ones you probably heard appreciated on Veterans’ Day. Here’s a...
by Wayne Finegar | Aug 2, 2018 | Counseling Program at Quaker House, PTSD
A client has been with us from his transition as an active duty soldier to civilian life. While in the Army, he had experienced some depression and moral injury. After his Army contract was cut short due to a severe injury, he felt he could make a change in...
by Wayne Finegar | Mar 19, 2018 | Moral Injury, PTSD
Last month, Oxford University Press’ Military Medicine published a study about military service members who seek medical services, including mental health services, outside of the military. With approximately 20 veteran and 1 active duty suicides per day, serious...
by Wayne Finegar | Nov 22, 2017 | Moral Injury, PTSD
Bowe Bergdahl likely suffers with moral injury. Symptoms of moral injury include feelings of shame or guilt for events that are in conflict with a person’s essential inner moral code and that may have occurred outside of that individual’s control. Nonetheless, the...
by Wayne Finegar | Nov 19, 2017 | PTSD, War and Use of Military Force
Since returning from Afghanistan, on his own time, Bowe has worked with an organization that rescues feral cats, and the lady who runs the rescue calls him the cat whisperer because, for some reason, these cats trust him. He has been able to successfully work with the...
by Wayne Finegar | Oct 3, 2017 | and Conflation with Patriotism, Moral Injury, PTSD
A tragic standoff with police and death of the barricaded individual occurred a few days ago in North Carolina. More details were released in a Fayetteville Observer article, today. A few things stand out in the article: The veteran who barricaded himself and shot at...
