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From the Ted Talk by Hector Garcia: We train soldiers for war. Let's train them to come home, too

Unscramble the Blue Letters


You remember colras? This was the treatment that he cohse. And so we started off by giving him exercises, for him, challenging ones: going to a grocery store, going to a shopping mall, going to a restaurant, sitting with his back to the door. And, critically — staying in these environments. Now, at first he was very anxiuos. He wanted to sit where he could scan the room, where he could plan ecpsae routes, where he could get his hands on a makeshift weapon. And he wanted to leave, but he didn't. He rmeeebrmed his training in the Marine Corps, and he pushed through his discomfort. And every time he did this, his aneitxy ratcheted down a little bit, and then a little bit more and then a little bit more, until in the end, he had effectively relearned how to sit in a public scpae and just enjoy himself.

Open Cloze


You remember ______? This was the treatment that he _____. And so we started off by giving him exercises, for him, challenging ones: going to a grocery store, going to a shopping mall, going to a restaurant, sitting with his back to the door. And, critically — staying in these environments. Now, at first he was very _______. He wanted to sit where he could scan the room, where he could plan ______ routes, where he could get his hands on a makeshift weapon. And he wanted to leave, but he didn't. He __________ his training in the Marine Corps, and he pushed through his discomfort. And every time he did this, his _______ ratcheted down a little bit, and then a little bit more and then a little bit more, until in the end, he had effectively relearned how to sit in a public _____ and just enjoy himself.

Solution


  1. chose
  2. space
  3. remembered
  4. carlos
  5. escape
  6. anxious
  7. anxiety

Original Text


You remember Carlos? This was the treatment that he chose. And so we started off by giving him exercises, for him, challenging ones: going to a grocery store, going to a shopping mall, going to a restaurant, sitting with his back to the door. And, critically — staying in these environments. Now, at first he was very anxious. He wanted to sit where he could scan the room, where he could plan escape routes, where he could get his hands on a makeshift weapon. And he wanted to leave, but he didn't. He remembered his training in the Marine Corps, and he pushed through his discomfort. And every time he did this, his anxiety ratcheted down a little bit, and then a little bit more and then a little bit more, until in the end, he had effectively relearned how to sit in a public space and just enjoy himself.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


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suffering caused 2
common term 2


Important Words


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