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Guidelines for Listening to War Veterans
by Al Siebert, Ph.D

The main problem for many war veterans and survivors of torturous experiences is not what they went through. Their problem is that very few people have the emotional strength to listen to them talk about what they went through.

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Thank you for posting these guidelines. Since I have never been in war combat I find this very helpful.

I have made the experience too, that people cannot endure listening to tales of traumatic life-events when they are not emotionally strong and solid and stable. But then I thought, well, it is not their fault and I did not insist. Comes the time comes the right listener.
Meanwhile, I have become a patient listener myself, and I am glad about that, since it means that I have grown stronger.

Take care,
bluna