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What solutions do my book "Healing Suicidal Veterans" offer YOU?
I present "heart-to-heart resuscitation" for suicidal veterans in torment and distress.
Healing Suicidal Veterans gives the veteran, families and loved ones the tools necessary to recognize suicidal signs and symptoms, including intervention for alcohol and drug abuse and the "how-to-steps" and resources of where to go to find support to get their veteran to safety. The book explores the psychological as well as the soul wounds of war trauma and the ways they contribute to the tragedy of suicidal thinking. The book offers veterans strategies for realizing they are not failures if they seek help, and it gives families and loved ones ways to understand, cope with and help their veteran in need.
Vic
A Book for You
I have written a book for You!
Healing Suicidal Veterans takes readers firsthand into the intense, troubled lives of 11 suicidal veterans. Personal conversations are shared examining the lives of these warriors, men and women returning home still living with the invisible wounds of war, many homeless, financially penniless, hopeless, helpless, emotionally distraught, and most with a clinical diagnosis of PTSD, TBI, depression, anxiety and trauma of one sort or another. Many are using alcohol and other drugs to numb the pain, self medicating and now are unable to stop the use of these mind and mood altering chemicals. Many of these honorable combat veterans finally decided they have had enough mental pain and suffering and found themselves having to make a disturbing decision: "Should I live or die?"
You can purchase the book on Barnes and Noble.com or Amazon.com listed under the book title.
Thank you! - Vic Montgomery
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The increasing number of suicides among our nation’s military veterans is unacceptable. We simply are not doing enough to protect and support them.
The time has never been more urgent. I do know hiding our heads in the sand and allowing our Veteran Affairs and Department of Defense leadership and elected government representatives to duck and deny the surging concerns surrounding the tragedy of increasing numbers of veteran suicides is not the answer. And I believe serious actions need to take place to help prevent the increasing numbers of veteran self inflicted fatalities.
Write to me. Let me know how you feel about our struggling vets. Do you know a vet close to you that is depressed, isolating, or threatening to end his or her own life?... If this is the case please call for immediate VA help and crisis intervention 1-800-273-8255 press 1 for veterans.
If the situaton you are concerned about does not appear to be an emergency or urgent, but you are seeking more information about what you can do to help someone you care about... e-mail me or complete the comments section on the message center on the right side on this page and I will send along some free personal advice and coaching.
A Message from Vic
A Message from Vic...
Reports suggest that up to 30% of veterans deployed back to their families from the war zones have ongoing psychological and physiological difficulties following exposure to combat. 1 Million 700,000 troops have served in Iraq and/or Afghanistan. That would mean approximately 510,000 military veterans deployed home have had extremely distressing experiences that cause severe emotional shock and mental trauma. You or someone close to you may be one of these warriors!
In my book, Healing Suicidal Veterans I have conveyed the message and the facts that having symptoms after a traumatic event is not a sign of personal weakness. Many psychologically well-adjusted, competent, robust, rugged and physically healthy veterans develop PTSD. More likely than not everyone would develop post-traumatic stress if they were exposed to severe enough traumas. Veterans who react to war traumas are not going insane. In fact, most cases are treatable.
By recognizing the effects of PTSD , TBI, and Depression, and knowing more about their symptoms, a combat warrior is better able to decide about getting treatment. Suicidal thoughts can be troubling, especially when accompanied by depression, other mental health conditions, and alcohol or other drug abuse. This situation demands immediate attention.