What we might work on

Are you experiencing changes in your mood?

• Feeling down, sad, depressed or hopeless

• Losing interest or motivation to do things that used to feel good or feel productive

• Feeling fidgety, distracted, out of it, or unable to concentrate

• Having trouble making decisions or make decision that you later regret

• Feeling loss, lost, guilty or like you are not valued

• Feeling irritable, grumpy,  grouchy or on edge

• Changes in energy, feeling tired or keyed up 

• Comfort talking with people, comfort being alone

• Tuning out or trouble staying in the moment

• Being easily startled or jumpy

• Feeling stressed or overwhelmed

Has your behavior changed?

• Problems getting along with people

• Changes in relationships with family, loved ones and/or friends

• Difficulties at work or school

• Problems getting things done at home

• Increased use of alcohol and/or drugs

• Using prescribed medications in ways that are off-label or different from the way it was prescribed

• Avoiding people, places or other reminders of things you’d rather not think about

• Checking out or tuning out when you need to focus or concentrate

• Increased problems remembering things or keeping track of multiple details

• Having reactions to situations that seem bigger or disproportionate to ways you used to react

• Sleeping too much, not enough or feeling like sleeps doesn’t leave you rested

Are you having a hard time coping with a transition or challenge?

• Changing jobs - losses, lateral moves, promotions,

• Changes in the work being done or pressures that come with the jobs

• Moving or relocating 

• Changes in schools or school settings - starting new programs, graduation, handling challenges

• Transitions in relationships

• Relocating, including cumulative effects of multiple moves and transitions

• Transitioning to and from deployment 

• Coping with the aftermath of experiences during and after service

• Transitioning out of military service

• Communicating effectively with family, friends and loved ones when there are things you cannot share

• Family members changes in roles and experiences that occur when a loved one serves

• Loss of the military community for family members following transition out of the military 

• Challenges for youth in schools off-base with peers who may not understand their experiences