Tom Smith

Facing Ptsd: a Combat Veteran Learns to Live with the Disorder (Taking Flight) (Volume 3) Tom Smith

This book is an autoethnography, the personal experience of a combat veteran who comes home a changed person. As the symptoms of PTSD grow stronger he is forced to first face, then learn to live with the disorder. Here is what the reviewers have to say: "Smith's open account of his long struggle serves as a guide and offers support to veterans and their families." ---Arthur Westing, Capt. USMC, Korea "I thought I knew PTSD. I've never been so wrong. It's real, awful and lasting. I apologize to my brothers and sisters in arms." ---Greg Johnson, Sgt. US Army, Vietnam "This is a real perspective on PTSD and what it does, what a suffer looks like, which is anyone. To better identify with us, 'Facing PTSD" should be on every medical professional's desk." ---Chris Griffin, Sgt. USMC, Iraq "If you have a yellow ribbon on the back of your car, you should have this book on a shelf in your house." ---Kathy Smith, wife of a combat veterans