SALT LAKE CITY — For many veterans, leaving the military doesn’t mean leaving the stress behind.

Bryce Gosney, a former U.S. Marine who served from 2003 to 2012 and completed two combat deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan, knows this challenge firsthand.

“That military mindset is hardwired into people’s brains… It teaches people to be ready. It teaches people to be alert,” he said. “The problem is that that mindset that’s tuned for experiencing negative things can also be applied to your family, to the way you live your life. And it can, over time, make normal and safe situations into something that isn’t quite so normal for you and doesn’t feel quite so safe.”

Veterans can experience PTSD, anxiety and depression long after leaving the service — even if those struggles aren’t visible.

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