| View Larger Image | An Operators Manual for Combat PTSD: Essays for Coping | Paperbackby Ashley Hart II (Author)
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| | Binding: | Paperback | | Publisher: | iUniverse | | Edition: | 1st Edition | | Page Count: | 180 Pages | | Publication Date: | November 10, 2000 | | Sales Rank: | 83,168rd |
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Product Description
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. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 11 reviews)
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Not that good by Loves the Ocean (CA, USA)  1 Stars
March 28, 2009
I am reading this book, I spent three years in Iraq and came back a bit rattled, I am watching many of my friends' lives fall apart... My main way of coping has been hiding...
I do not like some of the descriptions in this book, trying to make them funny or silly like dinosaur dump or wild ride- that does not describe the terror I feel every time I hear a siren or a door slam- I also feel that concepts are crammed in the book but no real 'action plans' are given "get though the anger to vulnerability"- I cant understand what that means....
OK book but really, I do wish I did not read these 'great' reviews as I am not seeing them as valid.
The author does not have a real picture of a war zone or the horrors that go with that, that is very clear- I dont get a sense of 'understanding' and I cant relate to much of what she is saying.
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An Operators Manual for Combat PTSD by S. FIELD  4 Stars
January 29, 2009
This book contains a series of short essays written to help both people who are experiencing combat PTSD and those who live with them. Each section has highlighted words to help readers skim the essays to get the idea without having to get bogged down in a lot of information. The book covers issues such as anger,relationship difficulties,flashbacks and nightmares. This isn't a fun book but was really helpful to both my husband and myself.
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Excellent and Practical PTSD book by G. E. Kugler (Big Arm, Montana United States)  5 Stars
March 31, 2008
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!
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I thought my book was good by T. Kendrick 5 Stars
November 07, 2007
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.
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PTSD by Thomas W. Linton (PHOENIX, AZ USA) 5 Stars
September 24, 2007
THIS IS ONE OF THE FINEST BOOK WRITTEN AND MANY VA DOCTORS AND MSWS ARE USING IT. WONDER INFORMATIN.
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