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Coming Home: Life, Work, Learning Difficulties with Public Interactions Tension about the “politics” of war; public has mixed views of the war. Awkwardness on both sides: Public may not always know what to do or say. Veteran too often becomes a community media event. Veteran unsure who he/she can talk to.  Questions can arise about: What will they want me to talk about?  What can I talk about? How will they react to a story or event? Coming Home: Life, Work, Learning Workplace Problems Veteran ability and employer expectations may conflict. Veteran may be unable to do same work Same exact job may not be available. Post-war images and memories may intrude on ability to concentrate. Co-workers may behave differently toward him/her. Veteran may feel others expect things he/she may not be able to do or meet. Learning Environment Problems Veteran learning capacity vs instructor expectations. May not be able to focus on single subject for long periods of time. Has difficulty with “vague” subject matter or mixed conclusions. Need for concrete outcomes. mTBI issues may create short term memory deficits (difficulty with details, memorization, etc) Coming Home: Life, Work, Learning Learning Environment Problems Internal chaos (intrusive images and memories) may intrude on ability to concentrate, pay attention. Hyper-arousal (on guard), in crowds, among new persons, changing environments (new classroom each course), may create tension, irritability, anxiety. Tendency toward social isolation leads to difficulty seeking help for studies, working with other students. May feel others expect things he/she may not be able to do. Other students may behave differently toward him/her. Subject Matter or presentation may arouse anger, irritation, isolating response (politics, history, social sciences are especially red flags). Coming Home: Life, Work, Learning Coming Home: Life, Work, Learning The perception of positive community supportwhether or not it is u