Veterans of PTSD and Craniosacral Therapy 2

Journeys: Stories Our Bodies Can Tell proposes that the body, not just the mind, has stories to tell.  It asks if there are memories stored in the tissues that can be gently and safely released with a light touch?

The lyrical case stories, both clinical and intuitive, scientific and artful,  include Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

OK, people, since this is a blog entry on the internet, will someone first raise a hand and tell us exactly why Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is such a scare-symptom?  Any comment appreciated!

The entry posted much earlier here on the CraniOcean Blend, Veterans of PTSD and Craniosacral Therapy, got bigger.  Who is writing about this? Who is talking about this? Must we go to the Internet for our news?  For our Health?  The body, not just the mind, is involved in any Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) condition.  And what of the role of light touch therapies?

Meanwhile, one might possibly note that the word “stress” in the description of PTSD.  Can we take off our lab coats and just talk one-on-one?  More than this, will someone please remind us what “stress” is?

As proposed in the new book,

JOURNEYS: STORIES OUR BODIES CAN TELL,

You will find that we all might have a touch of PTSD.  ALL OF US.

It’s okay.  It’s really OK.

Of course, it’s quite a matter of degree.  Let our Veterans begin to heal? Oh gosh, anything but that word!  Recall that the word “healing” is not allowed in most of this country’s medical schools or medical textbooks?

(Think about it for awhile.)

Thank goodness someone out there is now acknowledging the role of the body.

Here is something else to consider.  It’s not the kind of news that should make one proud to be…an Anything.  It’s a failure of vision.  Something has gone wrong.  This is not LEFT.  This is not RIGHT.  Health does not discriminate.  Why not listen at this and check out the Audio on the (cough, cough) Salon.com article? by Michael de Yoanna and Mark Benjamin?

A secret recording reveals the Army may be pushing its medical staff not to diagnose post-traumatic stress disorder. The Army and Senate have ignored the implications.

Who else is writing about this?  Check it out, for Yourself?

And military doctors, please, please, remember this: Well, what is a diagnosis?  Seriously people.  “Dia” means TWO.  “Gnosis” means KNOW.  “A-gnosis” means DON’T KNOW.  A diagnosis is “Two who don’t know!”

It’s safe to let others know that they are under stress.  It won’t hurt you, or them.  And are the medications in our modern army really helping?  Is there a “cure?”

(Thank you)

Consider:  If you don’t know, and if you want to save your superiors a lot of money, if you want to suggest what actually WORKS, then why not refer-out a competent craniosacral therapist?

Find out!

The relief and treatment of a PTSD condition for a craniosacral therapist that knows what he or she is doing is about as challenging as breathing while walking.  And you won’t know this until YOU find out for yourself.  Why not do a session yourself with a compentent psychiatrist, osteopath, physical therapist, massage therapist, and so on, who practices craniosacral therapy in your area?

(Thanks again!)

Stand by for updates!

As an update (12/2009) Very happy to point out that there blogs appearing concerned about this subject now and mostly on target in viewing the different light touch therapies available.  Of the Upledger Institute video on the Vietnam Veterans program, it’s not now available. Go to the Upledger Institute site and do inquire. One might also visit a review at the informative blog,  Healing Combat Trauma.

Also, there is now a video by Global Mind Spirit that goes somewhat into the relationship of the body (not just the mind) in PTSD, called, “Forgiveness and Healing.”

“The body, not just the mind, has stories to tell” — from Journeys: Stories Our Bodies Can Tell, distributed by Ingram, New Leaf Distributing