Invisible war comes from having different threat perception than others. You see dangers they do not see, prepare for threats they do not imagine, exhaust yourself with defense they do not need. They live in civilian peace while you are still patrolling, scanning, ready for attack. The disconnect between their experience and yours is isolating. They wonder why you are so tense while you wonder how they can be so relaxed.
Living at war means never resting, never dropping your guard, using all your energy for survival that others do not need.
Coming home from war means teaching your body that peace is possible, that safety is consistent, that you can stand down.
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Content informed by trauma research, polyvagal theory (Stephen Porges), somatic experiencing (Peter Levine), and nervous system regulation studies. For comprehensive citations and further reading, see Unfiltered Wisdom: The Book.
About the Author
Robert Greene is the author and founder of Unfiltered Wisdom, a US Navy veteran, and a trauma survivor with over 10 years of experience in nervous system regulation and somatic healing. He is certified in Yoga for Meditation from the Yogic School of Mystic Arts (Dharamsala, India, 2016) and affiliated with Holistic Veterans, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit serving veterans in Santa Cruz, California.