'Utah veterans and many other Utahns are suffering from mental illness, now. They deserve effective tools — now,' Eric Swartz writes.
In this May 24, 2019, photo a vendor bags psilocybin mushrooms at a pop-up cannabis market in Los Angeles.I grew up in the shadow of Hill Air Force Base. Watching jets fly over my home every day, I became enamored with the idea of flying and serving my country in the military. When recruiters came looking for pilots in the wake of 9/11, I eagerly signed up. I learned to fly C-130s and served five tours in Afghanistan and Iraq. I loved flying, and I loved the people I flew with.
Back in civilian life, I felt deeply depressed and disconnected, even from my wonderful family. The problem was how I perceived and filtered life. After being immersed in the conflict of war for so long, I felt like the world I inhabited wasn’t safe and that I constantly needed to be on guard. For a while I put on a brave face and carried on, thinking I could fix my mindset myself.
The experience was like hitting a reset button.The gut-wrenching knot of anxiety was gone. The very idea that I had been so anxious now seemed ludicrous. I felt compassion and respect for myself and connected to those around me. It was like my brain had been reprogrammed to think in healthy patterns, rather than the dysfunctional ruts I’d become accustomed to.
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