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Publisher: Hearts Toward Home International
There are some things people don’t get over easily — pain from the past is one of them. Trauma changes people: It changes values, priorities, worldviews, and most of all…it changes how we relate to others. Painful, life-threatening experiences take people beyond the normal day-to-day life, leaving them stuck behind defensive walls that keep them from re-entering the world they have always known as “home”. So how does it happen? How do we lose the loving closeness with those around us? And better yet, how do we re-gain what pain has robbed us of? “Down Range” is not only a book explaining war trauma — it is required reading for anyone seriously interested about how to make healthy transitions from war to peace. Bridget C. Cantrell, Ph.D. and Vietnam veteran, Chuck Dean have joined forces to present this vital information and resource manual for both returning troops and their loved ones. Here you will find answers, explanations, and insights as to why so many combat veterans suffer from flashbacks, depression, fits of rage, nightmares, anxiety, emotional numbing, and other troubling aspects of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
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| Beware of Lables |
| Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 |
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I won't repeat here what I wrote about a returning warrior's outlook in my review of "War and the Soul."
Those who care should develop as much understanding as possible from a variety of sources, and this book is a good source.
"Down Range" is full of direct and practical advice (as opposed to philosophical and/or theoretical,) and is based on first-hand experience.
However, there is one common and potentially dangerous oversight that applies to many authors and healers - that is, the tattoo-type consequence of clinical labels.
A clinical label may be easy to get, but almost impossible to get rid of.
(See "Making Us Crazy," by Kutchins/Kirk.)
War Veterans who seek or claim a formal PTSD diagnosis as a result their war deployments, whether through the VA or through any other formal mental health-care mechanism, will be denied the Second Amendment Right to Keep and Bear Arms.
Although the authors point out that PTSD is not a mental disorder, (i.e. it is a normal reaction to abnormal circumstances,) the formal label of PTSD will pigeonhole a Veteran as a "mental defective" - one of the labels used to deny an individual the Second Amendment Right to Keep and Bear Arms.
I can hardly think of a better way to effectively disarm an entire generation than to use formal, however subjective, mental health-care labeling nomenclature along with tempting disability benefits to deny returning Veterans their Second Amendment Right to Keep and Bear Arms.
The Secretary of Homeland Security, Janet Napolitano has already attempted to marginalize our brave returning Veterans by labeling them as potential "Right Wing Extremists."
Veterans should avoid formal labels if at all possible.
You should not allow anyone to tempt you into trading your God-Given Right to Keep and Bear Arms for the `Thirty Pieces of Silver' of disability benefits!
If you are experiencing difficulties' you should at least first consider seeking support through informal channels such as Spiritual advisors and informal Fellowships such as 12 Step programs.
You can even start your own 12 Step Fellowship the way the Founders of AA and NA did - adopting the same Steps and Traditions.
These organizations are widespread and seem very successful.
As long as such Fellowships and support groups remain Anonymous and informal like the Fellowships of AA and NA, Veterans seeking support and help will be able to create their own informal treatment methodology and growing Chapters, Groups and memberships that do not jeopardize their Second Amendment Right to Bear Arms.
Churches and organizations, and even the AA and NA Fellowships themselves can provide support and guidance.
But whatever you do, if you want to protect your Second Amendment Right to Keep and Bear Arms, you should avoid being ascribed the formal label of PTSD.
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| Excellent Resource |
| Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 |
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This book was very easy to read and extremely helpful. My boyfriend is suffering from a lot of what is described and this book was very helpful for me to understand it better and be able to help him.
They explain things very well and give great advice to the service member and their families. Very quick and easy read, I already passed it on to a friend that was very happy as well.
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| Down Range: To Iraq and Back |
| Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 |
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Excellent resource for the deployed military member, their families, and therapists. Nothing else out there does it better - other than Dr. Cantrell's next book, Once a Warrior, Wired for Life.
We are using it as a "guide book" for the Air Force Reserve Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program.
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| good military book |
| Customer Rating: 4 out of 5 |
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This is paperback and much cheaper than in the stores---it's about post traumatic stress of the Soldiers.
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| Quick, informative guide for loved ones of combat veterans |
| Customer Rating: 4 out of 5 |
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Whether or not you're the loved one who's seen combat or been separated from your home life for any length of time, this book is worth a look-see.
It is distributed to members of the U.S. National Guard, or at least has been for the past few years (2007-2008.)
If nothing else, it is an informative read for anyone who wants to get a glimpse of what you or your loved one might feel, experience, and/or think throughout the deployment cycle.
Pertains almost 100% to combat-oriented service men & women vs. those who have not seen combat.
As with any piece of information, a good rule of thumb is to get more info from other credible sources. This book is a good guide, but is meant to be just that: a quick, easy read before you delve deeper into the topic material.
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