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Follow on Google News | Hope and Healing for Veterans:U.S. Army Veteran Releases Free Resources Report for Veterans with PTS
By: Jinger Jarrett "I'll be the first to admit that I'm not a doctor, and I'm not here to give medical advice or tell other veterans how to treat themselves medically," Jarrett said. "I know what it's like to have a doctor make a mistake in your diagnosis and treatment. With 22 veterans committing suicide each day, the stakes are just too high to stay silent." Jarrett, who suffered from both depression and PTSD as the result of non service connected trauma, tried everything to get well: Alcoholics Anonymous, ALANON, cognitive therapy and medications and disability. Although she found insights into what was happening to her, those things only treated the symptoms. They didn't help her find the real causes and heal those issues. "I learned that the problem wasn't the traumas I had suffered. It was all the unresolved feelings I had about what had happened to me. When I started dealing with my feelings, I got better. Unfortunately, we veterans are told that if we have feelings, we're weak. I wasn't allowed to express my feelings in my family either. I stuffed it instead. Anger and all. Finally it all got to be too much. It was either get well or die." After Jarrett became homeless, she turned to Veterans Affairs. Although the VA offered programs to help her get back on her feet, and she was grateful for the care she received, everything was about treating the symptoms. That was when Jarrett decided to take the 30 years of knowledge she had gained from trying to recover from a brief bout with alcoholism and put it to work. Her report is based on her experiences of trying to recover and discovering that PTSD affects most veterans. The resources she discovered helped her to stop treating the symptoms and start treating the root issues. She got better. Jarrett emphasized that the resources aren't a form of treatment or any type of medical procedure. Instead, these resources help to heal the underlying causes of PTSD: the feelings associated with the trauma. "It's a choice to get better. I got better because I guess I'm too much of a coward to commit suicide," Jarrett said. For additional information or to download the report, veterans and their families may get it from Slideshare: http://www.slideshare.net/ CONTACT INFORMATION Jinger Jarrett P. O. Box 203 Salisbury, NC 28145 704-937-1460 getsupport@militaryveteransworldwide.club http://militaryveteransworldwide.club http://militaryveteransworldwide.com End
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