PTSD: Draining the Wound (Part 0)
I have been working on a blog series called “Draining the Wound.” PTSD creates a spiritual wound that needs to be drained to enable better healing.
The foundational metaphor is that PTSD is similar to an infection. If I ignore it, leave it untreated, it will get worse. Like a physical wound it will redden, [...]
PTSD & Work: Curing Veteran Unemployment Helps Heal PTSD
How do PTSD and Unemployment go together?
You may have noticed the recent USA Today for the weekend of March 21st and 22nd. Veteran unemployment is 11.2% See link at http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/employment/2009-03-19-jobless-veterans_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip
America’s current Recession/Depression has “normal” umemployment over 7% with some predicting general unemployment over 10% if the stimulus does not work. (About the Stimulus: I am [...]
PTSD Books & Articles Requested
What books or articles on the spiritual dimensions of PTSD have you found to be useful? They need not be limited to a Christian experience or viewpoint.
I am working on a blog post to list important or useful books and articles on PTSD. Actually I suppose it will be a blog “page” as opposed to [...]
PTSD Wounds Our Souls
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder wounds our souls. PTSD is a soul wound. Untreated, the PTSD afflicted person will eventually kill themselves. You probably are already aware that twice as many Vietnam veterans have been killed by suicide than the number of U.S. troops killed in combat during Vietnam. We seem to be on track for [...]
One PTSD Site Lost, A New PTSD Site Gained!
Welcome to the PTSD Spirituality Blog.
For those of you who were here before and wonder what happened to the previous posts, well, er, um, they’re gone. I was attempting that thing known as an upgrade and it, well, er, um…didn’t really take. Or, perhaps I should say it took everything I had!
So, now I start [...]
