Scion of NLP

Dearest Loved Ones,

There has been a break in the clouds recently and the enemy has retreated for a short time. Sarge can’t say when they’ll be back, but in the meantime I have a moment to scratch another quick letter home.

It’s been tough going for a while — the commander in charge says this latest uprising was expected but they just didn’t have a plan for when. You see, depression (for some people) isn’t really curable in the finite sense of the word… it’s more like something you can ‘manage’ with the right medications and skill sets. I’m one of the lucky ones — with my NLP training it’s a lot easier for me to fight back because I have special ops skills and resources at my disposal — some of the other guys and gals out here don’t even seem to have basic combat supplies. Eventually I’d like to get back to helping them with some advanced training in closed quarter tactics and strategy… for now though; I know I need to stay focused on getting my self back home.

I talked with my unit’s medic and she’s gotten me some extra support through drugs… I know antidepressants were never meant to be an end all answer to depression — their whole purpose is just to keep things more in balance until you can pull yourself back out of the trenches. The enemy’s never-ending war propaganda seems relentless in its efforts to keep me unfocused and misdirected — they’re always trying to contradict what the medic says. On the old shortwave radio we can hear those bastards every now and then… ‘If you were really in control you wouldn’t need meds! They don’t help anyway!’ Some days I wish I could just turn that goddamn radio off!

Sarge just poked me (he was reading the letter over my shoulder) and he reminded me that this radio is the only one my unit gets. If we start shutting things off it’s the same as letting the enemy win — once you start turning off things in your life you don’t stop until you those insidious bastards convince you to shut off yourself.

Anyway, I do need to keep up my rest so I’ll finish up this letter here. Sarge makes us put as much energy as possible to the war efforts which will get me back home… I can’t wait to be back home with all of you. I love you all and miss my time chatting over coffee and sharing ideas and experiences and helping each other with their little endeavors. As soon as this war is over I’ll be back but, for now, know that my heart (the real one — not the cold and unfeeling one that you’ve been seeing lately) is missing you all and loves you very much.

With all my love,
Daniel

P.S. Give my little boy a kiss and please tell him that daddy loves him with all his heart!

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1. This Soldier’s Letter from the Front Lines
2. This Soldier’s Final Letter Home
3. Continuing News from the Battlefront

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