Download or read book Ptsd Saved My Life written by Herman Williams and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-07-28 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "PTSD Saved My Life," is an autobiography of Herman L. Williams, chronicling his life's journey from the coal fields of West Virginia, to the battlefields of Vietnam. During combat, Herman sustained three physical wounds for which he was honored with three Purple Hearts. He also dealt with an invisible wound, being a victim of PTSD. By sharing candid details of his journey, Herman hopes to inspire every veteran of war to undergo PTSD screening, thus save themselves, their family and loved ones from needless suffering.
Download or read book Save My Life School written by Natalie M Harris and published by . This book was released on 2017-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This is a memoir based on a blog written by a paramedic who was the first responder to a gruesome murder. She suffered from PTSD, depression, overdosing, attempted suicide and addiction. She chronicles her mental health journey in this true story."--
Download or read book Conquering Post Traumatic Stress Disorder written by Victoria Lemle Beckner and published by Fair Winds Press. This book was released on 2008-09-01 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than 13 million Americans experience Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, and one out of 13 adults will develop it in their lifetime. Recent worldwide crises and events including the Iraq war; the September 11th attacks; numerous Columbine-like events; the Catholic Church child molestation scandal; and the Katrina tragedy in New Orleans, continue to present thousands more PTSD cases each year in all age groups. This book helps victims make sense of the events that led to their illness and teaches them how to create a new reality with specific advice and action plans that put them on the road to recovery and long-term healing.
Download or read book Loving Someone with PTSD written by Aphrodite T. Matsakis and published by New Harbinger Publications. This book was released on 2014-01-02 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can present with a number of symptoms, including anxiety, depression, flashbacks, and trouble sleeping. If your partner has PTSD, you may want to help, but find yourself at a loss. The simple truth is that PTSD can be extremely debilitating—not just for the person who has experienced trauma first-hand, but for their partners as well. And while there are many books written for those suffering from PTSD, there are few written for the people who love them. In Loving Someone with PTSD, renowned trauma expert and author of I Can’t Get Over It!, Aphrodite Matsakis, presents concrete skills and strategies for the partners of those with PTSD. With this informative and practical book, you will increase your understanding of the signs and symptoms of PTSD, improve your communication skills with your loved one, set realistic expectations, and work to create a healthy environment for the both of you. In addition, you will learn to manage your own grief, helplessness, and fear regarding your partner’s condition. PTSD is a manageable disability. While it isn’t your responsibility to rescue your partner or act as his or her therapist, this book will help you be supportive and implement strategies for lessening the negative impact of PTSD—not just for your partner, but for your relationship, and, importantly, for yourself.
Download or read book Finding Life Beyond Trauma written by Victoria M. Follette and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2010-02 with total page 542 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The mystery of life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced. - Zen saying While the pain and suffering of trauma can seem unbearable, every day we see examples of people who have found a way not only to survive their experiences but also to really live their life to the fullest. This book is about finding your way back to your valued life. In Finding Life Beyond Trauma we hope to help you to move toward living a vital, rich, and awake life.
Download or read book I Survived Ted Bundy written by Rhonda Stapley and published by Galaxy-44 Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2016-04-26 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She was an innocent Mormon girl. He was America's most notorious serial killer. When their paths crossed on a quiet autumn afternoon, he planned to kill her. But this victim had an incredible will to survive and would live to tell her story nearly three decades after he met death in a Florida electric chair. Ted Bundy brutally attacked Rhonda Stapley in a secluded Utah canyon in 1974. She miraculously escaped and hid her dark secret until now. This compelling real story of triumph over tragedy is both shocking and inspiring and told with the true courage of a victim turned survivor. (Foreword by Ann Rule) When she appeared on his show, Dr. Phil McGraw told Rhonda, "This book will save lives."
Download or read book Reinventing Life written by Ilmarinen Vogel and published by Balboa Press. This book was released on 2019-11-19 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This memoir describes the author’s discovery of Post -Traumatic Stress disorder after a 120mph accident that caused him to become suicidal. He describes the experience and compares how he has experienced life before and how trauma altered his perceptions and reactions of family and community around him. In his ‘flooding moments’ by the side of the road, he sees his life stream before his inner eye, only this time the events are tainted by a filter that causes him to feel the pain and forget the way he was coping with life before the accident. He meets a trauma counsellor who takes him step by step into healing by building new coping skills, using Emotional Freedom Technique as one of several ways to rebuild his life from the brink of suicide. Writing this memoir is part of the healing process. He now wants to share his experience of reinventing life. With all who have suffered trauma .
Download or read book The Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Relationship written by Diane England and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2009-07-18 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: War, physical and sexual abuse, and natural disasters. All crises have one thing in common: Victims often suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and their loved ones suffer right along with them. In this book, couples will learn how to have a healthy relationship, in spite of a stressful and debilitating disorder. They'll learn how to: —Deal with emotions regarding their partner's PTSD —Talk about the traumatic event(s) —Communicate about the effects of PTSD to their children —Handle sexual relations when a PTSD partner has suffered a traumatic sexual event —Help their partner cope with everyday life issues When someone has gone through a traumatic event in his or her life, he or she needs a partner more than ever. This is the complete guide to keeping the relationship strong and helping both partners recover in happy, healthy ways.
Download or read book Going Beyond Suffering written by Michael C D Ertelt and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2024-06-20 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Feeling Lost & Stuck? Heal, Discover Yourself, and THRIVE! Going Beyond Suffering is more than a self-help book - it's your personalized roadmap to overcoming life's challenges and unlocking your full potential. Author Michael, who transformed his own struggles into strength, shares powerful tools to help you: Cultivate Gratitude: Learn the secret weapon that shifts negativity to lasting happiness. Build Resilience: Discover how to bounce back stronger from setbacks and embrace challenges as opportunities for growth. Unleash Your Inner Power: Break free from self-doubt and ignite your self-belief to achieve your dreams. This isn't about quick fixes, it's about lasting change. It's about healing your past, discovering your true self, and building a life you love. Ready to: Break free from negativity and embrace hope? ☀️ Uncover the strength and beauty within you? Start your healing journey TODAY? Embrace Your Journey is your powerful guide to a brighter tomorrow. ✨ Download Now & Start Thriving!
Download or read book I Always Sit with My Back to the Wall Managing Traumatic Stress and Combat Ptsd Through the R E C O V E R Approach for Veterans and Families written by Chrys L. Parker Jd and published by Back To The Wall LLC. This book was released on 2011-03 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A book to benefit military veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and how they may manage it and make a possible recovery.
Download or read book The Body Keeps the Score written by Bessel A. Van der Kolk and published by Penguin Books. This book was released on 2015-09-08 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published by Viking Penguin, 2014.
Download or read book From Trauma To Triumph written by Rachie Jean Foster and published by . This book was released on 2023-04-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Willpower is what Rachie had learnt to befriend having experienced more than her fair share of despair. One year after leaving an abusive relationship whilst suffering from PTSD, she was the passenger in a car accident that left her having to learn how to walk again. She was left to battle chronic pain and poor mental health[RL1] . She found herself lost, stuck and spiralling. It appeared her life was made up of a series of "one tragedy" after the next moments. Willpower alone was no longer enough. Rach found herself suicidal and bitter whilst asking, "When can I catch a break?" and, "Why is life incredibly painful?" Rachie was 24 and sick of her life's bullshit. She desperately travelled through her trauma, hoping to find the version of herself that was lost to darkness and pain. What she uncovered was more miraculous than she expected. No, she did not return to her former identity. Instead, she created a self and life that was far more remarkable than she ever imagined. Upon reading, be prepared to be taken from the depths of despair to golden nuggets of wisdom gained from life experience and studying psychology, hypnotherapy, reiki, colour therapy, crystals and metaphysics. Trust there is a whole unseen world alive with magic and joy waiting for you! Allow yourself to tap into it as you turn the pages. You are never alone, have faith that change is possible! [RL1]We did an adjective before mental health because you weren't battling mental health, you were battling your poor mental health
Download or read book Depression Saved My Life written by Brian Joyce and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2008-05 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 17.5 million Americans suffer from clinical depression. Each year, more than 132,000 people will consider suicide as a way out of depression and over 30,000 of them will succeed. The author became a statistic of the first two categories and was miraculously saved from the third. Ironically, he was reborn to a new reality through the intervention of a terminally ill friend as he wrote his school-aged son a desperate suicide letter. The letter grew longer and longer and eventually changed course and became this book. Something tragic and sad became an inspirational story of survival and perspective. This book is a riveting first hand account of not only depression, but more importantly his journey into and out of depression. The author describes his decent and climb from depression to his son in heartbreaking detail, from his childhood in the tough streets of Philadelphia to his battle with cancer, the deaths of his sister, mother and two best friends, all in a relatively short period of time. What make this book unique are the strategically intertwined positive lessons that were learned while facing these tragic, life-altering events. These lessons, appropriately named "Life Lessons", are heartfelt loving messages from a father to his son illustrating what the author believes to be the truths of life and what is truly important to him today. Desperate to pass on these imperative messages to the most important person in his world, the author expresses his feelings on such subjects as true success, stress and pressure, love, and family.
Download or read book Exit Strategy for Post traumatic Stress Disorder written by Eugene Gregory Lipov and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Stranger in My Bed written by Debbie Sprague and published by Morgan James Publishing. This book was released on 2013-06-27 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Stranger in My Bed takes you inside Debbie Sprague’s life for an intimate view of a love story disrupted by the invasion of PTSD—thirty years after the Vietnam War. The cycle moves from love to fear, anger, and despair. Stories unfold of her husband’s battle with PTSD, displaying typical behaviors, triggers, and moods. Those familiar with this world will be comforted: “That sounds just like my life, and I thought I was the only one.” Others will find a new awareness: “I had no idea it was like that.” You will watch a family and marriage almost be destroyed by the contagious effects of PTSD. Yes, PTSD is “contagious”—the family can take on the symptoms, even to the point of full-blown PTSD. Debbie was one of those people. As Debbie began to discover resources and find solutions for her problems, she realized sharing those solutions was her life purpose—what she had been preparing for her entire life. Debbie’s gift to you is A Stranger in My Bed: 8 Steps to Taking Your Life Back From The Contagious Effects Of Your Veteran’s Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.
Download or read book Wanting to Want to Live written by Natacha Thebeau and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-04-10 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wanting To Want To Live embarks you on the courageous journey of a woman who struggled with PTSD and Suicide, and who dared to try to slay her Goliath. Freeing herself from the shackles of a fading abyss, she found a happiness and peace that she had stopped daring to hope for long ago. This book describes the direction she took to achieve the success she desired: Living a #SuicideFreeLife. We can scream "Break The Stigma" at the top of our lungs, but the truth is that breaking it will only happen one person at a time. This book is a living testimonial that mental illness does not have to be a life sentence. "Here I stand, naked before you on these pages to reveal my flaws to the world and play my part in Breaking the Stigma. I hope that it will save at least one life. I am not perfect. I am human. I have weaknesses which cause me to become strong. I have chosen to stop watching my life go by. Having found a way, I have chosen to live my existence, finding peace, joy and gratitude in each day. For most of my life I wore a conflict filled mask of anxiety, rage, shame, hurt and dread. I would wear it no more. After 30 years of life contemplations being normal background reflections each day, I refused to begin another decade at war with myself. A leap of faith saved my life. It took more courage than I thought I had to finally face my greatest demons and win, but I did and now I know. Anything is possible. This is my story." --Natacha
Download or read book Your Life After Trauma written by Michele Rosenthal and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2015-03-17 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Restoring your sense of self after trauma. “In 1981 as a thirteen-year-old child I was given a routine antibiotic for a routine infection and suffered anything but a routine reaction. An undiscovered allergy to the medication turned me into a full-body burn victim almost overnight. By the time I was released from the hospital I had lost 100% of my epidermis. Even more importantly, I had completely lost myself.” Now a professional coach who specializes in helping trauma victims rebuild their lives, Michele Rosenthal struggled with the effects of medically-induced post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) for over 25 years before reaching a full recovery. Today, she is 100% free of symptoms of PTSD. In this book, she applies her personal experience and professional wisdom to offer readers an invaluable roadmap to overcoming their own trauma, in particular the loss of sense of self that often accompanies it. If you suffer from the effects of trauma or PTSD, whether it was caused by a single-incident like a car accident, or from chronic childhood abuse, domestic violence, illness, or war trauma, you are well aware of how disconnected you feel from the person you most deeply wish to be. Trauma interrupts—even hijacks—your identity. To cope, you may rely on mechanisms to keep your emotions, triggers, and responses in check, but these very habits can often prevent the true restoration of safety, stability, and inner connection. How can you rediscover your sense of self so that you honor who you were before the trauma (even if that trauma began at birth), understand who you are at this very moment, and determine who you want to be going forward? Like a therapist in your back pocket, Your Life After Trauma guides you in finding answers to these tough questions. Expertly written by a helping professional who keenly understands the post-trauma identity crisis that is so common among trauma and PTSD sufferers, it is a simple, practical, hands-on recovery workbook. Filled with self-assessment questionnaires, exercises, tips, and tools—not to mention insightful personal and professional vignettes—it takes readers through a step-by-step process of healing the identity crisis, from understanding some of the basic brain science behind trauma and why you feel the way you do, to recognizing who you were (or had the potential to be) before the trauma, who you are today, after the trauma, and who you want to become. With this book by your side, it is possible to regain a sense of calm, confidence, and control on your road to recovery.
