not need to medicate, but meditate

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To reduce suicide, the study says, vets might not need to medicate, but meditate. “Explicit skills training in alternative behaviors that serve an emotion regulation function (e.g. mindfulness, relaxation, cognitive restructuring) could replace the use of suicidal behaviors for this same purpose,” it says.

Breathing exercises and transcendental meditation aren’t “rocket science,” Bryan says, but may more effectively help soldiers reduce the stress that triggers the bad decisions that could end in a suicide attempt.

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