Post Traumatic Stress is a serious problem in the military today. Unfortunately the treatments often provided for veterans don't adequately meet the need for healing. In order to help our troops and veterans heal from PTS, it's necessary to try different solutions based on the trauma history of the individual. In this paper I discuss what PTS really is, the myths behind it and then offer solutions to help veterans who need it. The resources available to veterans are abundant and largely free. These resources were also either created by doctors or endorsed by them and include self hypnosis, meditation and energy transfer healing. Links to the appropriate resources are provided, and the audio files may be downloaded for free.

2. Veterans and the
Military:
Free and Low Cost
Resources for Healing
and Resolving
Post Traumatic Stress
Jinger Jarrett
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3. DISCLAIMER: I am not a physician. I am not a mental health professional. In no way have I ever
given or ever will give medical advice to anyone. This entire report is based on my own personal
experience, and I have tried just about every resource in this report, and I have read all the articles. I
thoroughly researched this topic in addition to adding in my own personal experience, and the purpose
is to show veterans that they have options in how they handle their PTS.

4. The Myths
There are many myths that surround Post Traumatic Stress, the first being that it is some type of mental
disorder. It is not. Instead, it is a physical and psychological reaction to being exposed to a single
traumatic event.
There is more than one type of Post Traumatic Stress. It is called Complex Post Traumatic Stress
Disorder and occurs when the individual has been exposed to a protracted series of traumatic events.
An example of this is child abuse.
You may read more about it here:
Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (C-PTSD)
The issue is further complicated when you factor in physical injuries like Traumatic Brain Injury. This
normally occurs when there is a sudden jolt or violent blow to the body. Approximately seven percent
of PTS cases in the military community also include TBI.
Another myth is that PTS is the result of combat. Combat is only one way a person may be exposed to
an experience that can cause this reaction. Rape, child molestation and sudden death of someone close
to the person are some of the other events where a person may suffer from PTS. There are many others.
The next myth is that somehow combat PTS is worse than the any other experience a person may have
that leads to reaction to the stress. Unfortunately, this is comparing apples to oranges because it
marginalizes those who incur PTS through experiences not related to combat. All these events are
traumatic, and the person who experiences them needs to be treated with compassion and
understanding instead of being told to just suck it up and get over it, or marginalized because the PTS
wasn't caused by combat.
Because so many, especially in the veterans' community, believe that the only way to get PTS is
through combat, women are often told they couldn't have PTS (this happened to me. Because of it, it
made it a lot harder for me to get well because I was being treated for the wrong problems.)
The truth is that women are far more likely to experience PTS than men, and the rate for women is
actually double what it is for men. (See the site below for the facts on PTS and what the actual statistics

5. are.) A recent study raises the possibility that not only is there a mental component in PTS but if the
stress is the result of child abuse, it can have a physical component as well that may change the way a
person's body functions.
PTSD: National Center for PTSD - How Common is PTSD?
Abused Children May Get Unique Form of PTSD
Regardless of how the trauma occurs, treating the trauma can often be similar as many of the emotions
behind all PTS is the same including guilt, anger, rage and pain. At the same time, it is also necessary
to have a clear picture of the individual's trauma history in order to more effectively treat the problems
because each individual is unique in his/her trauma history. All factors must be considered including
psychological and physical trauma.
More often than not, the way Veterans Affairs treat it is through teaching coping skills, medication
and/or cognitive therapy. The problem with these types of treatments is that they only treat the
symptoms if at all. These therapies never treat the root causes, and so the person who is traumatized
only gets momentary relief instead of any type of healing and/or resolution to the issues.
Resolving Your Suffering
My goal here is to help you find healing and resolution to your suffering. You will never be able to get
rid of the memories that caused your pain. You can, however, neutralize the hurt feelings behind the
trauma and heal. If you choose to try any of these methods, understand that it will take some time to
reach full relief.
The longer you have been in the pain, the more baggage there is to deal with. The sooner you begin to
deal with the hurt and pain behind the initial trauma, the sooner you can begin to get better. It is a
recovery process, and it takes time. That's why it is so crucial to not give up here. It can be very
frustrating. As you progress though, you will find yourself having more good days than bad days,
and you do get better with time provided you are using an effective treatment that works for you.
One additional factor to consider as a veteran is that the root causes of your condition may not be

6. combat or combat related stress at all. We now have a volunteer military. Based on my experience of
talking to many veterans over the years, many of us have come from dysfunctional homes. The roots of
your stress and what is triggering your episodes may be related to your family of origin. The good news
is that it is not necessary to remember these events in order to treat them. Instead, you may heal the
emotions and painful feelings behind them and find healing in the process.
A Note Here: To get the most effective treatment possible for your PTS, make sure you have a check
up to find out if you have any physical problems. You want to treat both the mind and body. It is an
integrated approach. When the person involved has both physical and emotional problems, it is
somewhat more difficult to treat the problems. In other words, the process is more involved. It takes
patience to find the right treatment. Getting better requires being willing to try new things and see what
works for you. The key here is to first understand what all the problems are. Then you can develop a
plan of action to solve each problem.
Before I give the list of resources you can use to help you get better, one thing I would recommend that
helped me and was recommended by one of my case workers is to keep a journal. The focus here needs
to be about how you feel about something. It's what I call an unresolved feelings journal. I found that as
I began to heal from the emotional issues, much of the physical pain I was feeling began to go away.
If you were taught, as I was, not to have feelings or to not feel those feelings, you will have many
unresolved emotions to deal with. I know it may sound like a cliche, but it's not what happens to us that
is the real problem. It is not the people, places and events in our lives. It's how we feel about it. Writing
about what happened to you won't be nearly as effective in helping you get better as knowing how you
feel about it. Consider keeping a journal and writing about these emotions as they come up. I know this
will be difficult for you, especially if you're a guy because men are taught that it's not OK to cry, and
it's not OK to have feelings, that it makes you weak. If this were true, then you wouldn't have been born
with emotions.
Getting better is up to you. Wellness is about feeling good most of the time. If you're feeling bad most
of the time, then you're stuck. This is the first major symptom of PTS, and it is a warning sign that you
need help. Left untreated, this can lead to depression and/or suicide.

7. Resources to Use
Before you get started, you need to have a goal in mind. Try only one resource at a time. Otherwise
you'll feel overwhelmed, and it can actually make things worse. Decide what you want to work on, and
then choose from among the resources below to get started. Many of these resources I have already
used, and they have been very helpful. Keep in mind that each individual is different, and in order to
get better you will need to develop a treatment plan that works for you.
Heal My PTSD - Explains the three approaches to treatment of PTS: traditional, alternative and self
empowered healing. Resources include 10 tips for dealing with someone who has it, as well as how to
reduce your symptoms and stop the flashbacks and dissassociations and how to manage your emotions.
Free.
Emotional Intelligence Toolkit - Shows you the five steps to reducing stress in your life and how to
bring balance. Offers a free newsletter as well as a directory of resources where you may seek further
help. Free.
Patriot Outreach - Contains extensive information on PTS as it applies to the military and veterans.
Includes the complete audio exercises for those who need help with recovery. Offers plenty of guidance
for families as well as military leaders who are having to deal with this issue among their troops.
Includes manuals on suicide prevention and the Army Manual for Combat Stress Control. The
exercises are simple and take about 20 minutes per day to complete. (It is a form of meditation.) Done
regularly, these exercises help clear out the underlying causes of the stress so you can heal. I've used it,
and it's very effective. Free.
Emotional Freedom Technique - This is a form of therapy that has been embraced by the VA on a
limited basis, so when you go for treatment, make sure you ask to find out if they use it. There have
been studies done on these treatment modalities that show it does have a positive effect in reducing
PTS in veterans and military personnel. Critics claim that it's not scientific nor effective. You can get a
free 60 page manual and then decide for yourself if this is right for you. The site also offers articles on
how this form of treatment is being integrated into the military and the VA.

8. The Healing Codes - Developed by medical doctor Dr. Alex Loyd, this type of treatment is what is
known as energy transfer healing. It is based on a basic law of quantum physics that says that
everything is made of energy. What the Healing Codes does is change the frequency of the energy in
the body and heals the trauma or traumas.
Dr. Ben Johnson, the only medical doctor featured in "The Secret", and a leading cancer specialist in
the United States (his offices are in Atlanta) used it to heal his ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease). Healing
your emotions and traumas will also help in healing physical disease since about two thirds of all
medical illnesses have a psychological cause. I highly recommend you read the book (it is available at
most public libraries) and find out the science behind it.
You may also get the book or Kindle on Amazon:
The Healing Code: 6 Minutes to Heal the Source of Your Health, Success, or Relationship Issue
For a comparison of EFT and the Healing Codes, as well as to understand how these healing modalities
work, I recommend the following article.
"How is The Healing Code Different from EFT and Like Modalities?"
You may also want to read the following article as it contains some excellent information on the issue
of PTS, particularly in veterans. It also offers an unusual approach to treating PTS.
A Revolutionary Approach to Treating PTSD
Finally, one resource that I have found to be extremely helpful is hypnosis/self hypnosis. This can help
you with getting behind the root causes of your traumas and access the subconscious mind.
Steve Luzern - Offers plenty of free MP3 self hypnosis on just about any issue you may have,
including pain. These are absolutely free to download and use. I find them to be very relaxing, and it
has helped me to deal with some of the subconscious beliefs I had that were holding me back.
How you choose to treat your stressors really is up to you. It's your body, and it's your life. Albert
Einstein once said that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over expecting

9. different results. If you don't feel good, if you're having difficulty functioning, then it's time to consider
trying something else. I speak from experience because I became stuck so I understand. I had plenty of
traumas to heal from, and as I write this, I'm still dealing with some of those traumas. The good news,
for me at least, is that I am seeing light at the end of the tunnel. Most days are good days for me, and
I'm writing again, something I stopped doing when I became severely depressed.
There is hope, and there is healing. It is not an easy process. If it were, many more veterans would be
getting well than are. Like I said: it's your life. You helped pay for the cost of freedom? Don't you think
it's time you enjoy what you paid for?

10. About the Author
Jinger Jarrett is a former U.S. Army soldier and member of the Michigan Army National Guard. She
served from 1982 to 1986 in Signal Corps and then as an administrative specialist and a print military
journalist in the Guard.
Her traumas came from childhood. She is the Adult Child of an Alcoholic and also suffered sexual
traumas unrelated to being the child of an alcoholic before joining the military. Later marrying a fellow
soldier who was also an alcoholic, she continued the pattern of abuse in her life.
After not being able to find a job in the early 1990s while living in Michigan, she attended Central
Michigan University and served in the Guard to pay for her education. She earned her B.A.A. with
majors in both Journalism and English Language as Literature. She worked her way off welfare,
divorced her first husband and remarried.
After a second divorce, she was diagnosed as bipolar. For three years she was on Social Security
disability while she took Lithium to treat her condition. She subsequently worked her way off disability
and began to function again, raising her children in the process.
She moved to Atlanta in 2004. In 2005, all three of her daughters became pregnant, and her oldest and
middle daughters' babies died. That was the beginning of a depressive spiral that left her drifting from
home to home until she woke up in October 2012. It was like waking up from a coma. She got involved
in veterans' causes and began the process of healing. Five failed business projects in the veterans'
community and homelessness were the result.
Seeking help in the local community, she got better and found the gaps in the current VA system that
are preventing veterans from reaching their full potential. Now in a home of her own and back to
freelancing, she is getting better. Most days are good, and she is healing as well as writing again.
She has three beautiful and happily married daughters, three not so new sons now and five grandkids
she got to keep. When she's not working, she spends time with her family and watching her grandkids
grow. Still deeply involved in veterans' issues, she's now working to help veterans worldwide.

11. You may find her on Facebook and all other major social networks including Google+, Twitter,
Pinterest and Linkedin. She's built a new social site and blog for veterans to help bring together all the
resources in the veterans' community to help veterans achieve economic prosperity and healing and
resolution with their issues. She also seeks to develop real solutions to the problems facing veterans
and finance those solutions through business memberships on her site.