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It is world mental health day on October 10, and the Ministry of Defence in the UK has launched a campaign to promote better awareness of mental health injuries, to encourage service-people to come forward if they are suffering a mental health problem.

Called ‘Don’t bottle it up’, the campaign aims to remove

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Hello and welcome to BBC Xtra English!

It is world mental health day on October 10, and the Ministry of Defence in the UK has launched a campaign to promote better awareness of mental health injuries, to encourage service-people to come forward if they are suffering a mental health problem.

Called ‘Don’t bottle it up’, the campaign aims to remove the stigma from the wounds of war that can’t be seen.

The military mental health charity Combat Stress – which is also launching its awareness campaign today – says 85% of veterans are too embarrassed to admit to such problems, while one in three fail to tell their families.

The ad campaign, shown on the British Forces Broadcasting Service, shows a soldier trapped inside a huge bottle, desperately hammering at the glass walls trying to get out.

The campaign is aimed at persuading servicemen and women not to ignore mental health problems, in a job where many expect themselves to be “strong” and cope all the time, whether on deployment or back at home.

The heightened danger of post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, after deployment is well-known, but depression, anxiety or turning to alcohol to cope are far more common in the forces.

One soldier told the BBC that he felt it wasn’t possible for soldiers to feel any kind of stress, as they are trained to be very strong and face many life-threatening conditions.

In fact for some soldiers, being a professional soldier and being someone who seeks therapy are two polar opposites

Have you ever served in the military or have relatives who served in the military? If they suffered from post-combat stress how did they deal with it?
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stare death in the face
يواجه الموت
stress
الضغط
battles
المعارك
constant and rigorous training
التدريب المستمر والدقيق
called up for duty
استدعوا للخدمة
comrade
رفيق
don’t bottle it up
عبارة تعني لا تكتم مشاعرك
antisocial
غير اجتماعي
withdrawn
انتطوائي
two polar opposites
نقيضين