Emotional Recovery from Trauma, Tragedy and PTSD

There are a lot of hurting people in our world. The author has had multiple instances of trauma and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), both as a child and as an adult, and he tells his story of recovery in this book. Although the circumstances of the particular trauma or tragedy differ widely, the emotions that a person feels during each stage of recovery are rather similar. That is the premise behind this book. The book has proven useful in group therapy sessions of military...
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There are a lot of hurting people in our world. The author has had multiple instances of trauma and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), both as a child and as an adult, and he tells his story of recovery in this book. Although the circumstances of the particular trauma or tragedy differ widely, the emotions that a person feels during each stage of recovery are rather similar. That is the premise behind this book. The book has proven useful in group therapy sessions of military veterans with PTSD. The book is also useful for dealing with different kinds of trauma and their associated symptoms (violence, abuse, addiction, and depression). All kinds of trauma involve a deep sense of loss and can affect us deeply. The book has thirty poems, divided into three sections of ten poems each.1) "Troubles": poems "Damaged", "Injured", "Grief", "Afraid", "Alone", "Rage", "Coping Badly", "Stuck", "Doubt", and "Suicidal".2) "Transition": poems "Trust", "Honesty", "Courage", "Reframing", "No More", "The Fight", "Progress", "Release", "Life or Death", and "Questions".3) "Transformation": poems "Beliefs", "Integrity", "Grit", "Shine", "Dazzling", "Boldness", "Arrival", "Learning to Love", "Live for Today", and "Freedom".