This is what tsunami survivors taught me about PTSD (post-traumatic stress): It does not have to be a disorder. Rather it is warrior emotions. This warpath consists of 5 feelings. PTSD can be healed if the warrior learns to love again, changing the call to battle into the call to heal, recognizing triggers and how long the emotional reaction lasts, regulating passions, and finding ways to end the warpath over and over through acts creating self, family, and community. In 2005, IMC and David Stube established mental health services in the tsunami region, For more see my vid Sadrie at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltZm_KrtVGU
As a mom dealing with a son who has PTSD, I found this video to be invaluable for putting all the confusing and intense emotions into perspective. I highly recommend this video to all who wish to expand their knowledge base of PTSD. Thank you Doctor Stube!
billyjack1958 3 years ago