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Medicating with Dogs: Surviving PTSD

Mike Mullane

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Description:A memoir about surviving the aftermath of trauma.Medicating with Dogs, Surviving PTSD is a memoir about the aftermath of trauma. Mike Mullane flew 212 combat missions during the Vietnam War. He returned to the states only to discover he had brought the war home with him. Deep in denial, he waited for his symptoms to fade away. After a decade, he covertly saw a psychologist. The diagnosis was Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). He left and never went back, unwilling to label himself crazy.During the ensuing years he was slowly worn down and hemmed in by his self-imposed isolation, guilt, anger, flashbacks, insomnia, and nightmares. He waged a futile effort to avoid his triggers, exaggerated startle reflex.He resorted several forms of self-medication, all of them ineffective, all them self-destructive—except one. He filled his life with dogs. They surrounded, protected, comforted, and gave him moments of peace. They helped him get through prolonged bouts of depression and pulled him back form the siren song of suicide.Medicating with Dogs is an honest portrait from inside the mind and soul of someone living with PTSD, It was written so that others who battle PTSD alone can avoid the mistakes he made. It is also intended to help those who care about someone with PTSD and who struggle to understand them.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Medicating with Dogs: Surviving PTSD. To get started finding Medicating with Dogs: Surviving PTSD, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: A memoir about surviving the aftermath of trauma.Medicating with Dogs, Surviving PTSD is a memoir about the aftermath of trauma. Mike Mullane flew 212 combat missions during the Vietnam War. He returned to the states only to discover he had brought the war home with him. Deep in denial, he waited for his symptoms to fade away. After a decade, he covertly saw a psychologist. The diagnosis was Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). He left and never went back, unwilling to label himself crazy.During the ensuing years he was slowly worn down and hemmed in by his self-imposed isolation, guilt, anger, flashbacks, insomnia, and nightmares. He waged a futile effort to avoid his triggers, exaggerated startle reflex.He resorted several forms of self-medication, all of them ineffective, all them self-destructive—except one. He filled his life with dogs. They surrounded, protected, comforted, and gave him moments of peace. They helped him get through prolonged bouts of depression and pulled him back form the siren song of suicide.Medicating with Dogs is an honest portrait from inside the mind and soul of someone living with PTSD, It was written so that others who battle PTSD alone can avoid the mistakes he made. It is also intended to help those who care about someone with PTSD and who struggle to understand them.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Medicating with Dogs: Surviving PTSD. To get started finding Medicating with Dogs: Surviving PTSD, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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