This is from my second book, The Warrior\u2019s Guide To Worlds at War: The Dragon has Awakened<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n You\u2019ve touched down on the tarmac, turned in your weapons, been discharged \u201cInactive Duty,\u201d and you\u2019re standing just outside the base security. Looking out at the civilian world, you\u2019re scared shitless. You\u2019re thinkin\u201d\u2026<\/p>\n \u201cHow the hell do I adapt to this cluster fuck?\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Well now, my fellow brain-fried Warriors, I\u2019m gonna run point for your green ass on your new<\/span> mission! We\u2019re gonna talk about your new \u201cweapons issue.\u201d You know, your tools<\/strong> for infiltrating uncharted territory as a Warrior in disguise!<\/p>\n That means we\u2019re gonna sharpen your skills, adapt your strength as a Warrior, and give you what you need to get on with your life. And be advised, you will<\/span><\/strong> develop the right battle tactics to overcome any obstacle or any ambush up that trail to the Summit.<\/p>\n None of what we\u2019re gonna talk about comes out of some dumb ass psychobabble book. It all comes from the experiences of battle hardened Warriors who walked point before you. This is<\/span> what has worked for them, and it will damn sure work for you.<\/p>\n Hell, there were times in my life when I was in so damn much pain, it woulda killed any small animal under ten pounds! So I get the joke about the shit in your heads and the pain in your guts! All us old knuckle draggers understand that, or we wouldn\u2019t be here now.<\/p>\n And don\u2019t bullshit yourself. This ain\u2019t easy. It takes a good bit of practice with a 100% effort, and the attitude of accomplishing your new mission objective<\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Now, let\u2019s move out!<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n If you\u2019re like most of the Troops I\u2019ve talked with, you feel like you\u2019re standing in the middle of the Kandahar (Afghanistan) Airfield in a bright orange jump suit with a big red bull\u2019s eye painted on your forehead; and someone cut the ass out of your jumpsuit! In other words you feel like you\u2019re a bare-assed oddball, waitin\u2019 for a sniper round, and you\u2019re also feelin\u2019 real<\/span> alone.<\/p>\n But listen up! It\u2019s true; you sure as hell ain\u2019t center of bubble. But I\u2019m gonna teach you how to dodge the bullets. And you are definitely not <\/span>alone.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Note: These \u201cTools\u201d are not in order of priority.<\/span><\/strong> It\u2019s just the way they came out of my twisted green brain.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n You\u2019ve already got the \u201cAttitude of Gratitude<\/strong>.\u201d Hell, you don\u2019t take nothin\u2019 for granted. You appreciate everything from takin\u2019 a hot shower without bein\u2019 shot at, a real bed that\u2019s not crawlin\u2019 with fleas, or wakin\u2019 up in the morning without<\/span> a Camel Spider suckin\u2019 you dry.<\/p>\n And how about that porcelain toilet? You know, the one you\u2019re down on your knees prayin\u2019 to, after too much holy nectar, or the one you\u2019re sittin\u2019 on without<\/span> the down range, screamin\u2019 shits? Yeah, I think you\u2019ve got gratitude sacked up.<\/p>\n But now, there\u2019s one real important \u201cAttitude\u201d you might need to work on a bit. It\u2019s the, \u201cI Don\u2019t Give a Shit Attitude<\/strong>.\u201d Here\u2019s how it works. Yeah, I know I mentioned this before, but it\u2019s well worth repeatin\u2019.<\/p>\n Let\u2019s suppose you and your dog are fortunate or unfortunate enough to be sharin\u2019 your hooch with a sleep-in-the-same-bed partner. And your loving (?) partner bails on you, just because you\u2019re sleepin\u2019 with a Glock under your pillow that you love more than them.<\/p>\n You just say, \u201cI don\u2019t give a shit! I\u2019ve still got my Glock and my dog.\u201d And, \u201cI\u2019ll find someone else who really understands me.\u201d Or what about all those folks you used to call friends? You know, before you became a tourist on a four-star holiday cruise to an exotic country; where you got to blow shit up and kill the natives?<\/p>\n Suppose all your \u201cOld\u201d friends don\u2019t like you bein\u2019 at their gatherings and parties, just<\/span> because all you do is sit in the corner with drool runnin\u2019 down your chin, mumbling something like, \u201cI want to kill. I want to kill.\u201d Don\u2019t know why they wouldn\u2019t want your enjoyable, slobbering ass comin\u2019 to all<\/span> their festive occasions? Do you? I mean, you\u2019re just so damn much fun for the civvies.<\/p>\n Well then, my fellow twitchy Warriors, if you find yourself in that corner, wipe your chin and say, \u201cI don\u2019t give a shit!\u201d Then you go out and look for other Warriors to drool with. There are a lot of your brain-fried Brothers and Sisters out here in the \u201cworld,\u201d low crawlin\u2019 under the civilian radar. You just gotta know where they hang out.<\/p>\n But don\u2019t worry; you\u2019ll meet up with \u2019em eventually. It ain\u2019t that hard to figure out where to look. Just go to where YOU<\/span> feel comfortable (Gun Shows, Bike Rallies, Vet Rallies?), and no shit, there\u2019ll be others there, just waitin\u2019 for your green ass to show up!<\/p>\n It\u2019s strange to civilians how that works too. You can meet another Warrior you\u2019ve never met before, and in one hand shake it\u2019s like you\u2019re kin; feelin\u2019 comfortable and jokin\u2019 like you\u2019ve known each other all your lives.<\/p>\n Remember that, \u201cIf it ain\u2019t life threatening, it ain\u2019t nothin\u2019!<\/span><\/strong>\u201d And also remember to just say, \u201cI Don\u2019t Give a Shit!<\/strong>\u201d You\u2019re gonna feel a whole lot better the more you use this wonderful Attitude.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Sound familiar? You gotta remember that you don\u2019t give up ANY<\/span><\/strong> of your military skills while adapting to the Gray World. And you must<\/span> maintain vigilance at all times. For my Fellow Marines, vigilance means caution, alertness, awareness, or attention. In other words, you gotta be aware of your surroundings while evaluating the threat level to feel safe. So do it.<\/p>\n Check those blind spots and dark corners in buildings. Check for extraction points (Civilians: Exit signs) in stores, and look for snipers on the roof. Sit in the corner booth in a restaurant or with your back to the wall. But keep your coat on so no one sees the 9 mill or K-Bar lovingly tucked in your back belt. Don\u2019t wanna be too obvious.<\/p>\n Civilians really don\u2019t get this \u201cCarryin\u2019 Weapons\u201d thing, either. Hell, you\u2019re armed not only to protect yourself against the maggots brimming over onto the streets; you\u2019re armed to protect the good civilians, too! You\u2019d think they oughta feel safer? Maybe someday they will?<\/p>\n When you\u2019re driving, be aware of other drivers by looking at their faces. If it\u2019s a hot summer\u2019s day and you detect the smell of goats, or you spot a glassy-eyed driver, chanting, \u201cDeath to Infidels\u201d with an AK propped on the seat, you may have a problem to solve. Oh Boy! Would you like that one! Now don\u2019t get your Beasty all excited, \u2018cause that ain\u2019t likely to happen here anyway. But Stay Frosty<\/span> just the same, it\u2019ll make you feel<\/span> more comfortable. And feelin\u2019 good is good enough!<\/p>\n Damn if you ain\u2019t gonna be \u201cblendin\u2019\u201d right into this gray, Alien World! And if you\u2019re not dressed like you\u2019re on patrol down range, no one will ever know WHO<\/span> you really are. I\u2019d say this is a pretty damn good covert op so far.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Ask yourself, \u201cDo I hate everything and everyone?\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Well, my young rageful seeking-to-gut-people friends, hate is bad Juju. (Marines: Not candy.) You know, it ain\u2019t real good to hate all the time. It\u2019s sorta like drinkin\u2019 \u201cpiss-ditch\u201d water, so that you maintain a good solid case of real enjoyable, explosive diarrhea. (That\u2019s called, \u201cthe down range shits.\u201d)<\/p>\n So why do you hate everything? Real simple. The word hate means: You feel hostile. (Marines: Not a long-hair Hippie Commune.) Hostility means, you wanna rip peoples\u2019 heads off and shit down their necks. And why? Well, once again, this ain\u2019t rocket science.<\/p>\n Warriors feel hate because they were \u201cconditioned\u201d to feel hate. That\u2019s so they have the right attitude to go out and kill people. So, my soon-to-not-be-hateful Warriors, ask yourself, \u201cWho\u2019s pullin\u2019 my chain?\u201d No shit! You got it! It\u2019s your furry friend the Beast, tryin\u2019 to lead you to the federal recreation center. You know, the slammer, the pen, the So how do you fire a tranquilizer dart into the ass of your Beasty? You practice and practice by first saying, \u201cI don\u2019t hate that fucker! I just feel better when he\u2019s not around.\u201d<\/p>\n Then when the tranquilizer kicks in, you say, \u201cI don\u2019t hate anyone. I just feel better when they\u2019re not around.\u201d Try it. It works!<\/p>\n \u201cSo how do I De-Hate myself?\u201d you tensely ask, while sharpening your Smith and Wesson Combat Knife. The answer to this, my fellow Warriors, is as easy as Breathin<\/span>\u2019 and Squeezin<\/span>\u2019. You copy people who don\u2019t<\/span> hate! I\u2019ll explain. And this is no bullshit, \u2018cause I\u2019ve done it, am still doing it, and it works.<\/p>\n Your brain is kind of a dumb shit. The more you think of something, the more it thinks your thoughts are normal. So you pretend to feel, until you do feel<\/span>. <\/strong><\/p>\n In other words, you copy<\/span> how other people (normies?) act toward kids, animals, and adults; how they treat each other. And eventually, you will start to feel<\/span> it yourself. In Squash Doc lingo, this is called remapping your brain. And like all this stuff, it takes practice and more practice to achieve the mission objective.<\/p>\n Sure it takes some time, but you will<\/span> retrain your brain<\/strong>. Then you won\u2019t feel like trippin\u2019 the kid and kickin\u2019 the dog. By picking \u201cRole Models<\/span>\u201d to copy, you\u2019ll know the right thing to do. (Marines: Role Models like Gandhi, Chesty Puller?) And you\u2019re gonna feel a whole lot better the more you do it. Here are some examples.<\/p>\n When I got back from War, I was (and I still am) a stone cold killer. I didn\u2019t feel shit about anyone or anything. Fact is I hated everyone and everything. But even bein\u2019 a dumb ass Jar Head, I knew I was way too twitchy, and something was real wrong. I knew I had to adapt if I was gonna survive civilian life. No Shit!<\/p>\n I\u2019ve been married to three truly fine and exceptional women in my life. My first wife (role model) taught me how to love children. She had one, so I had to learn fast. I copied her actions\u2026and it worked!<\/p>\n My second wife (role model) taught me how to love animals. I copied her, opened my heart to these beautiful beings, and that worked!<\/p>\n My third, beautiful wife (and still my life partner) taught me not only how to love people, she also reinforced what I already learned (felt) about children and animals. Hell, she showed me how to feel<\/span> connected to everything that lives! That is, everything that flies, walks, crawls and grows in the dirt!<\/p>\n So you see, after many times of asking myself, \u201cHow would they <\/span>act\/feel at this moment?\u201d my brain copied their actions. Eventually, I began to feel<\/span> just like my \u201cRole Models\u201d acted. Now I feel it myself.<\/p>\n Of course, I had to pretend at first, like a special forces operator in an enemy village. But eventually, I started to feel again. First it was compassion, and then it was love. That is, as a Warrior feels love.<\/p>\n You<\/span> can do the exact same thing. You just gotta want<\/span> to do it. This tool will make you feel a whole lot better about being part of this world, and you\u2019re gonna feel a whole lot better about you.<\/p>\n So then, just remember to \u201cfeel better\u201d when people you don\u2019t like<\/span> AREN\u2019T AROUND, and copy those who you respect<\/span> as examples of how you<\/span> would like to be and how you<\/span> would like to feel. You have the strength to do this one, too.<\/p>\n And cut yourself some slack while you\u2019re at it. Stop drinkin\u2019 those brain grenades for a bit, and force your green ass OUT to do something that makes you feel<\/span> better, and \u201dcalmer.\u201d This brings us to the next Tool.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Sea turtles are a real fine example for us humans to copy. When they swim out into the surf, they slip under the waves. Mother Nature has taught them how to not<\/span> get their asses kicked, doin\u2019 what they like.<\/p>\n For you, your emotional waves will drag you to the bottom and grind you into the coral if you don\u2019t do the same. You may be goin\u2019 into emotionally heavy surf at times, but you\u2019ll avoid gettin\u2019 pounded in the rocks, and eatin\u2019 starfish shit, by learning to change your focus. I\u2019ll explain.<\/p>\n Remember, that when you\u2019re stuck (fixated) in a battlefield moment in civilian society, \u201cYou can think anything you\u2019d like. But you can\u2019t do everything you think.<\/span><\/strong>\u201d That\u2019s just the way it is. So deal with it, unless you\u2019re partial to bein\u2019 on the receiving end of a gang rape in the big House.<\/p>\n If you\u2019re gettin\u2019 pounded by the emotional waves, you\u2019ve gotta rapidly<\/span> change your focus. It\u2019s like this: If you\u2019ve ever done any body surfing when you\u2019re caught in the wave and it\u2019s pounding the shit out of you, you\u2019ve gotta relax your body. Then you float to the surface. The more you fight it, the more you stay stuck. The more of a beating you take.<\/p>\n So it\u2019s just like when you\u2019re caught in the surf. The way you emotionally \u201crelax\u201d is to tell yourself, \u201c I\u2019m caught in my feelings of killing, of loss, of guilt,\u201d and, \u201cI\u2019m gonna change my thinking by changing my actions.<\/strong>\u201d \u201cI\u2019m goin\u2019 for a drive to my Battle Buddy\u2019s house, or I\u2019m goin\u2019 for a walk, or I\u2019m goin\u2019 to a movie and a meal\u201d.<\/p>\n Anything will work that makes you feel better. I used to go for a run until I was exhausted, then I\u2019d ride my motorcycle (sober) to a movie and a nice dinner; an artery clogging, puke-in-the-bag burger with double fries.<\/p>\n Again, in this case, you change your thinking by immediately changing your actions; what you\u2019re doing at that<\/span> moment. You are then forming new habits. And the more you do this, the more effective it will become. In shrinker terms, this is called remapping your brain; modifying the trails or pathways in your brain-housing-group.<\/p>\n I did it. So can you. And it works. So try it. Give it a test run.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Do you still feel the desire to kill?<\/p>\n <\/p>\n That\u2019s an affirmative! You always will. That\u2019s one of the bennies of walkin\u2019 off the battlefield. It kinda makes you feel good inside knowin\u2019 that you truly are the Warrior Monk (Marines: A holy man, not a chimp) In other words, you can be the kind, compassionate, fuzzy and warm, save-the-whales, tree-hugger one moment, and the full-blown, raging killing machine the next.<\/p>\n In Ivory Tower Speak, they call this a paradox. This means you\u2019ve got two opposite sides of who<\/span> you are; living in the same body. The kind and loving pet-the-bunny side, and the gut-the-bunny and roast its ass for dinner side. I\u2019d say that\u2019s a pretty damn good combination!<\/p>\n So how do you learn to control your urge to kill two legged animals? Again, it\u2019s practice in thinking<\/span> and saying the right things to change your habits. You\u2019ve gotta change the feel good<\/span> habits of killing the enemy on the battlefield, to the feel good<\/span> habits you find here in the land of endless baby-wipes.<\/p>\n What works for me is if I say, \u201cPrison! Prison! Prison!\u201d Or sometimes I\u2019ll say to myself, \u201cThis maggot truly needs to die, but who\u2019s gonna feed my animal friends?\u201d You make up<\/span> whatever you<\/span><\/strong> feel good about, then use it!<\/p>\n This whole thing of talking to your self is a real healthy thing to do. Well, at least that\u2019s what the Squash Docs I know say. Seems to work pretty good, too. Hell, you can always talk to your furry friend anytime you want. It\u2019s right inside of your head. I prefer to jabber away at the Angelic side. Smells better too.<\/p>\n One real smart shrinker came up with this notion of \u201cParts.\u201d She said that us humans are all made up of different parts. It\u2019s sorta like an MRE. You know, different \u201cparts\u201d of your tasty (?) meal all crammed in the same bag. Kinda like your airtight, brain-housing-group.<\/p>\n Just to list a few of these parts, so that you get an idea of what we\u2019re talkin\u2019 about here: There\u2019s the rational part (The intellectual, egghead side); the emotional part (The feely-touchy side); the spiritual part (the warm and fuzzy, one with all creation side) and the primal part (That\u2019s your loving, blood lusting Beasty side).<\/p>\n So you see, you can talk to any part of yourself you want, and not look like a dumb shit. Besides like I said before, with these new-fangled cell phones, with hearing-aid-like devices stuck in everybody\u2019s ears, it looks like most of the folks in the supermarket are on Thorazine anyway; babblin\u2019 like idiots at a potato or a dozen eggs. So relax, you\u2019ll fit right in!<\/p>\n But let\u2019s get real here. There are gonna be a lot of people you\u2019ll meet who truly are worthless, and are very deserving of an appointment with Saint Peter. You know, at the big checkpoint in the sky? And yet, even though they are<\/span> worth the fifty-cents a-round, they\u2019re just not worth you destroying your life for.<\/p>\n So like we talked about early on about \u201cCounting to Three,\u201d they simply get to live today. You\u2019re allowing<\/span> them to live today. And once again, you\u2019re gonna feel a whole lot better when they\u2019re not around.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Just play the Pollyanna Glad Game. You know, \u201cI\u2019m so glad I\u2019m not that<\/span> asshole!\u201d and \u201cHave a nice day. Maybe you\u2019ll do us all a favor and have a short life?\u201d<\/p>\n But remember to always ask yourself, \u201cWhere are my feelings coming from at this moment?<\/span>\u201d Is it your snarly-toothed, hairy Beast, or is it the white-winged Angelic side? You know the difference.<\/p>\n Look, you\u2019ve killed human beings and liked it, now you\u2019ve gotta deal with the results. And the desire<\/span> to kill never completely goes away. It was not<\/span> a peaceful experience, and it\u2019s stuck in all your memories until you check out.<\/p>\n You didn\u2019t walk up to the enemy and say, \u201cGosh! You look just great today. What a nice outfit you have on, and it goes so well with your complexion. And oh, by the way, I\u2019m sorry, but I have to put a round through your head. It won\u2019t hurt. Just close your eyes and hum your peaceful mantra.\u201d Don\u2019t think so.<\/p>\n You don\u2019t<\/span> kill the enemy with compassion, loving kindness, courtesy or respect. Your Beast kills \u2019em unmercifully and longs for more.<\/p>\n That\u2019s why you\u2019ve gotta change your thinking to change your actions<\/span> in civilian society. Get control over your emotions by practicing a few simple Tools that work.<\/p>\n You control your desire for killing with any thoughts and images you can. Then you don\u2019t end up like the enemy you left gnarled up and dead on the battlefield.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n You have the strength to do this, and you have the wisdom to understand what will happen if you don\u2019t.<\/p>\n To look into<\/span> the \u201cMirror of Self-Reflection\u201d openly and honestly takes great courage and strength. In order to truly understand the evil viciousness you are capable of, you must<\/span> walk in the darkness, side by side with the demons of your own nature.<\/p>\n It is not in the Light of Love and Compassion that you will find an understanding of the horrors of human malice, because in Light and Compassion they do not<\/span> exist.<\/p>\n But unless we look at the greatest evil and the greatest good we are capable of, how then could we possibly know ourselves?<\/p>\n Look at it this way. As you may or may not have heard it said by other Warriors, \u201cWe consider ourselves The Half Dead<\/span>.\u201d This means that like it or not, part of us died in War. And we walk in the Shadow World at will.<\/p>\n In order for you to walk, even half alive, in the \u201cOuter World\u201d of civilian society, and find even a small measure of peace, you\u2019ve got to learn WHO<\/span> you are.<\/p>\n You learn who you are by looking at the worst and best parts of yourself. No matter how horrible it sounds, admit your feelings. No matter what non-combatants say about you, admit your feelings.<\/p>\n Now, this don\u2019t mean you shuffle down to the T-Shirt shop and stick a sign on your chest that says, \u201cI Love Killing People!\u201d It means to admit your feelings to YOURSELF<\/span>! That\u2019s it. Real simple, well sorta?<\/p>\n I\u2019ll give you an example. I\u2019ve killed children in War. The Spirit within me recoils from the thought of this act, but lives within the very substance, the very essence of its host; that\u2019s me. The Spirit in all of us strives to protect children, yet the demonic part of all of us longs to take more life in the cruelest manner possible; any and all life, including children.<\/p>\n It doesn\u2019t mean I\u2019m gonna run right out and start shootin\u2019 kids. It means that I understand I\u2019m capable of it. If you\u2019re honest with yourself and understand what you\u2019re capable of, then you can prevent<\/span> yourself from doing it again.<\/p>\n Let\u2019s put it another way, \u2018cause this is real important. Suppose you like killing or some\u00a0 other sort of vicious cruelty in War. You admit that to yourself!<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n It\u2019s OK to like it, because it was your Beast part that liked it, and you were conditioned<\/span> to like it. That\u2019s how we win battles; that\u2019s how we must<\/span> act in War; and that\u2019s if we chose to come home at all. (Even half alive.)<\/p>\n Your intellectual part didn\u2019t like it, and your Spirit certainly didn\u2019t like it. But your Beast sure as hell did<\/span> like it, and the more the better. So you see, it\u2019s kinda like living in an apartment with some real good neighbors, and some real shit heads.<\/p>\n Trouble is, the apartment building is locked inside your skull. And unless you know all your neighbors real close-like, you may get yourself invited to the wrong apartment for chow. You may end up on the mess gear for dinner.<\/p>\n So the point of all this is to look at yourself, ALL<\/span> of Yourself<\/span>. Admit what you did, and even if you liked what you did, it\u2019s OK. You\u2019re not gonna be yelling this shit in the streets. You don\u2019t even have to speak your feelings out loud to anyone. It\u2019s your secret. Just don\u2019t keep \u201cyour\u201d secrets from yourself!<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n And up the trail to the Summit you go!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n No shit! There is no greater rush than Combat Adrenaline! We\u2019ve talked about that earlier. And remember, the closer you get to death, the greater the adrenaline hit. But look at that bullshit! The closer you get to death?<\/p>\n What the hell was in our corn flakes at the Chow Hall? How productive is that<\/span> when you\u2019re attempting to find some sort of peace in your life? When you\u2019re attempting to Adapt<\/span> to a new world?<\/p>\n Well then, my fine fellow-adrenaline-junky Warriors, there ain\u2019t NOTHIN\u2019 productive about huntin\u2019 for adrenaline at all. Fact is, it\u2019s your hairy friend that wants the hit, not any of its neighbors in your brain-housing-group apartment complex.<\/p>\n It\u2019s your Primal-side part that wants you jumpin\u2019 off a bridge with one of them fancy rubber bands strapped to your ass, or racin\u2019 your crotch rocket when you\u2019re so drunk you couldn\u2019t look down to take a piss without fallin\u2019 down. Think about it.<\/p>\n When you\u2019ve reached the Summit of Knowing, the thought of recklessly, risking your life so your Beast can feel the wind in its fur don\u2019t really sound so good.<\/p>\n Sure you\u2019re gonna remember the rush of adrenalin in battle. But that doesn\u2019t mean you gotta duplicate it here. Because there is absolutely no way that<\/span> can be done without going to battle. And here, that means you\u2019re breakin the law and goin\u2019 to meet your new cell mates. It\u2019s just not worth the price.<\/p>\n Remember, you ain\u2019t who you used to be before War. And now you\u2019ve gotta adapt to WHO<\/span> you\u2019ve now become. And Video Games don\u2019t help.<\/p>\n I know Troops who sit in front of one of them damn TV monitors and play combat video games for hours. Hell, if they could, they\u2019d sit there on their asses for days. But who\u2019s playin\u2019 the game? Right again! It\u2019s your Beasty, purrin\u2019 over the bloodshed and violence.<\/p>\n Look, I understand what\u2019s happenin\u2019 here. And it\u2019s no different from watchin a War movie\u2026 for a short time. But what you\u2019re doin\u2019 is reliving <\/span>your combat experiences.<\/p>\n Combat video games played over and over by a Combat Warrior will trigger their memories, their experiences of killing, loss, guilt and survivor guilt. You Warriors think about this one.<\/p>\n Re-experiencing war through a video game may be healthy to a point, in terms of processing the event, but it\u2019s not healthy to be fixated in the past. And if all you do is sit there in front of the Lobotomy Tube without ever <\/span>gettin\u2019 any real good combat counseling help, then you\u2019re treadin\u2019 brown water; you\u2019re headin\u2019 for that screamin\u2019 flush down the shitter to Fly Paradise. No insect repellant allowed.<\/p>\n So once again, you\u2019ve gotta \u201cREPLACE<\/span>\u201d the need for adrenaline with the opposite<\/span> of what your Beast-Part wants. This means you get off your green ass, turn off that fuckin\u2019 video and go out and 3-1\u00a0\u00a0 Your Journey to the Summit: Warrior Tools for Survival<\/a><\/h2>\n
First Tool<\/strong>\u2026 \u201cProper Attitude\u201d<\/strong>.<\/a><\/h4>\n
Second Tool<\/strong>… \u201cBeing Aware of Surroundings at All Times\u201d<\/strong>.<\/a><\/h4>\n
Third Tool<\/strong>… \u201cLearnin\u2019 Not to Hate\u201d<\/strong>.<\/a><\/h4>\n
Fourth Tool<\/strong>… \u201cLearning to Turtle\u201d<\/strong>.<\/a><\/h4>\n
Fifth Tool<\/strong>… \u201cControlling the Desire to Kill\u201d<\/strong>.<\/a><\/h4>\n
Sixth Tool<\/strong>… \u201cBeing Honest with Yourself\u201d<\/strong>.<\/a><\/h4>\n
Seventh Tool<\/strong>… \u201cDealing with the Opiate, Adrenaline\u201d<\/strong>.<\/a><\/h4>\n
Here\u2019s \u201cA Little Side Line for Civilians\u201d<\/strong>.<\/a><\/h4>\n
Eighth Tool<\/strong>… \u201cUnderstanding Future Relationships\u201d<\/strong>.<\/a><\/h4>\n
Here\u2019s Another \u201cLittle Side Line for Civilians\u201d: Porno<\/strong>.<\/a><\/h4>\n
Ninth Tool<\/strong>… \u201cUnderstanding Loss and Grieving\u201d<\/strong>.<\/a><\/h4>\n
Tenth Tool<\/strong>… \u201cUnderstanding Guilt\/Survivor Guilt\u201d<\/strong>.<\/a><\/h4>\n
Eleventh Tool<\/strong>… \u201cMaintaining a Mission Objective\u201d<\/strong>.<\/a><\/h4>\n
Twelfth Tool<\/strong>… \u201cAdapting to the Effects of War: Dreams, Memory Loss,\u00a0 Comfortable Places to Live, etc.\u201d<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n
Thirteenth Tool<\/strong>… \u201cHoldin\u2019 on to a Job?\u201d<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n
Fourteenth Tool<\/strong>… \u201cAn Ivory Tower Education?\u201d<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n
Fifteenth Tool<\/strong>… \u201cDon\u2019t Forget your Big, Hairy Friend; Your Beasty\u201d<\/strong>.<\/a><\/h4>\n
<\/a>3-1 Your Journey to the Summit: Warrior Tools for Survival<\/h2>\n
<\/a><\/a>Your First Tool<\/span> for adapting to civilian life is, \u201cProper Attitude<\/span>\u201d.<\/h3>\n
<\/a><\/a>Your Second Tool<\/span> is, \u201cBeing Aware of Your Surroundings at All Times<\/span>\u201d.<\/h3>\n
<\/a><\/a>Your Third Tool<\/span> is \u201cLearnin\u2019 Not to Hate<\/span>\u201d.<\/h3>\n
\nbig house…in other words, prison.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/a>Your Fourth Tool<\/span> is, \u201cLearning to Turtle<\/span>\u201d.<\/h3>\n
<\/a><\/a>Your Fifth Tool<\/span> is, \u201cControlling the Desire to Kill<\/span>\u201d.<\/h3>\n
<\/a><\/a>Your Sixth Tool<\/span> is \u201cBeing Honest with Yourself<\/span>\u201d.<\/h3>\n
<\/a><\/a>Your Seventh Tool<\/span> is, \u201cDealing with the Opiate, Adrenaline<\/span>\u201d.<\/h3>\n