I have a friend, an Army vet (a couple tours in Iraq), who I have been worried about lately. As long as I've known him he always been a little down, but more so lately, shutting out his friends and such for the past couple months. I finally saw him and talked to him, and he mentioned life not worth living more than usual, although I guess he is now attending AA. Although I got the feeling that AA is his true bottom (admitting and accepting he needs help) and is even more depressing to him. I became concerned after this conversation, so I pushed for more. He is seeing a University counselor who specializes in Veterans affairs at school, which gives me a little more hope. From this info is he a good candidate for one of your dogs? Any tips on how to talk to him about getting one? Or any advice in general in how to help him?
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I have a friend, an Army vet (a couple tours in Iraq), who I have been worried about lately. As long as I've known him he always been a little down, but more so lately, shutting out his friends and such for the past couple months. I finally saw him and talked to him, and he mentioned life not worth living more than usual, although I guess he is now attending AA. Although I got the feeling that AA is his true bottom (admitting and accepting he needs help) and is even more depressing to him. I became concerned after this conversation, so I pushed for more. He is seeing a University counselor who specializes in Veterans affairs at school, which gives me a little more hope. From this info is he a good candidate for one of your dogs? Any tips on how to talk to him about getting one? Or any advice in general in how to help him?
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