Army veteran Brandon Thompson was very closed off. Like many people, he hid his problems well and dealt with them privately. That tactic helped him immensely in the military but it didn’t carry over too well into civilian life. “I tended to push people away including my daughter, my girlfriend and my family because I saw myself in such a negative light,” Thompson told the VA’s Vantage blog. “I wanted to be alone.” This behavior continued to tear a whole in Thompson’s relationship with his … [Read more...]