Deadliest Day 4: Remedial banter
If you joke about your trauma, does that get you through?
鈥淚 don鈥檛 think I could honestly say I鈥檝e spoken to anyone about all the stuff that鈥檚 happened.鈥�
Claire is invited to the pub with three of the guys who were there on 10 July, 2009. They say talking to people who went through it helps them, but it turns out that looks very different to how you might expect.
If you鈥檙e affected by the issues raised in this episode, help is out there. If you鈥檙e a veteran or you know a veteran, the starting point for help is the Ministry of Defence鈥檚 Veteran鈥檚 Gateway and these charities:
Combat Stress
Help for Heroes
Samaritans
Producer: Heidi Pett
Sound designer: Weidong Lin
Original music: Matthew James Kelly
Executive producer: Matthew Price
Editor: John Shields
Help and support
If you鈥檙e affected by the issues raised in this episode, help is out there. If you鈥檙e a veteran or you know a veteran, the starting point for help is the and these charities:
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Further support is available here on emotional distress and here for broader mental health advice.
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