Veterans and military life support in Germany 🇩🇪

“I've been there. For me it was two years ago. The worst part: left the army after 12 years. Today I made breakfast, went to work and laughed at something. It doesn't stay this heavy.”

“If you're at the start of this, I won't pretend it is easy. The first few months were the worst of my life. But I am writing this from the other side, and some days now I forget to be sad. I keep a list of good days on my phone so I can see them when it is bad. Go slowly.”

“I'm not going to tell you everything happens for a reason. It doesn't. But you can get through it. I did. I'm not especially strong. I said yes to every invite for a month, even when I didn't want to. Glad I did.”

“I was in the same place nearly four years ago. The worst part was missing my unit. Last weekend I went to a friend's birthday and stayed till the end. It comes back so slowly you don't notice until one day you do.”