An Operators Manual for Combat PTSD: Essays for Coping

by Ashley B., II Hart

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An Operators Manual for Combat PTSD has been written to give the combat veteran a sense of hope and to develop an inner voice to assist in coping with everyday life. We live in two worlds: The physical world around us; The world we can see, hear, touch, and feel, and the world within ourselves. These essays assist the veteran in learning how to monitor triggers, our cues, and balance the world within with the world we live in. With harmonic balance, there is essential well being, validation, even joy.

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Average Customer Review: 5 out of 5 stars

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5 out of 5 stars

Excellent and Practical PTSD book, 2008-03-31
I read this with a certain skepticism but I have to say this is an outstanding book on PTSD for military folks. The author gives you short, readable content with practical suggestions. From one who has suffered PTSD and gotten few answsers since my days as a Marine sniper in Nam this was such a pleasent surprise. I passed it on to my team of aging snipers and they love it. Actually has stuff you can do - well worth the read. We can tell the guy who wrote it has been counseling vet's, its not academic, its actionable. Great book!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5 out of 5 stars

I thought my book was good, 2007-11-08
PTSD: Pathways Through the Secret Door I thought my book was good. This book is one I wished I'd written. Like the book I wrote it is more in an essay form. Found even more solutions in (Operators Manual) this book. I wrote mine for my sanity. I read this one for even more strength in knowing my "triggers" and "anchors". Changing our references and changing our state is crucial in our recovery.

2 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5 out of 5 stars

PTSD, 2007-09-24
THIS IS ONE OF THE FINEST BOOK WRITTEN AND MANY VA DOCTORS AND MSWS ARE USING IT. WONDER INFORMATIN.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5 out of 5 stars

Amazingly perceptive, 2007-08-25
I was in denial about having PTSD after my tour in Iraq until I read this book. When I read the first couple of chapters it felt as if he had written the book about myself.

The book emphasises that PTSD is a combat injury that it is nothing to be ashamed of.

I have recommended this book to other veterans and feel that this is the first book somebody who has (or suspects they may have) PTSD should read.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5 out of 5 stars

Very helpful, 2006-04-18
I have just started reading this book, but I can already tell I love it. I work with Vietnam combat vets doing individual and group therapy as a Social Worker with the V.A. I try to read many different books about PTSD and working with Vietnam vets so that I can improve my skills and be better at helping my vets. I have already recommended this book to my PTSD combat group. I really like how the book is set up as a collection of essays and chapters are kept short, sweet, and to the point. I think that it will keep the attention of some of my vets (as well as my own!) better than some of the "drier" texts I have read!

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