The Resilient Warrior: Healing the Hidden Wounds of War
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| Rating | : | 4.89 (726 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B0050OVDHA |
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| Number of Pages | : | 524 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-02-16 |
| Language | : | English |
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The Resilient Warrior Rebecca W A simple, compelling book--powerfully written on a subject needing our collective attention.When our veterans return from the front lines, many need help recovering from the traumatic stress of war, support re-integrating into their lives, a way to heal their internal wounds.In The Resilient Warrior, Jerry Yellin, an 87-year old WWII vet, and his co-auth. An extraordinary glimpse into a way soldiers with PTSD can heal Jerry Yellin was a WWII U.S. fighter pilot, and served his country well during the war. But on returning to civilian life, he was plagued by Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) for decades, right up until the time he learned the Transcendental Meditation technique. At that point the healing started, and he was able to move beyond the stress left behind. "TM and PTSD" according to John C. Miller. This book explores the experiences of a WWII vet, a Viet Nam vet, and several Iraq War vets--adverse effects from combat and how the meditation method known as transcendental meditation (TM) significantly aided them in their recovery (TM and PTSD This book explores the experiences of a WWII vet, a Viet Nam vet, and several Iraq War vets--adverse effects from combat and how the meditation method known as transcendental meditation (TM) significantly aided them in their recovery (30 years later, for the WWII vet). It is brief, at 75 pages, and simply written but inspiring. An end chapter highlights . 0 years later, for the WWII vet). It is brief, at 75 pages, and simply written but inspiring. An end chapter highlights
The cost per veteran for a lifetime of health is just one-fourth of the annual projected cost to the VA for one year of treatment. Since the average age of the current military is 21, these veterans will require care for 50 or 60 years. It has been estimated that 35-40% of those who have served since 2003 are victims of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. It has been said that the only warriors who do not suffer after being in combat are those who were killed. I cannot attest to that for all battle-tested warriors but I certainly can for one-me. The entire family suffers and has needs.If I am an example of a recovered PTSD veteran, Transcendental Meditation should be offered to all veterans as an option. Every veteran, either wounded or mentally ill affects everyone in his household adversely. The cost to care for our veterans as estimated by Stiglitz and Bilmes in their book The Three Trillion Dollar War will be $5,765.00 per veteran per year; a total that could reach 717 Billion Dollars just to service the estimated 2.1 million veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan. This does not take into account additional costs to the Government for ben