This comment about the impact of guided imagery was posted by an Iraq veteran with PTS, and it means a lot to all of us here in the office. Getting this kind of considered feedback makes us feel like we’re helping – among many others - to make a dent in the suffering generated by all the ugliness our troops endure while doing their service. She writes:
A few years ago, I was deployed to Iraq with the Armed Forces. During my deployment, I saw and was involved in many things that still haunt me.
With this Guided Imagery for PTSD, [plus] one on one and group counseling, I have been able to cope better with my trauma.
On the first occasion that I first heard Belleruth Naperstak's imagery to release grief and anger, I was awestruck on how deeply it touched me and fellow soldiers. Although, the real difference that captured my attention was that I was grouped in a group of all men, WWII, Korean and Vietnam era veterans. These were tough-minded, successful, men. At the end of this guided imagery, they were all crying because this had struck them at the heart, just as it did for me. The relief on their faces, I imagine, was just the same as mine.
So, in a nutshell, while this is not the cure-all, it is a very good, effective tool that I often use.
Many thanks for your efforts and talents that without, I wouldn't know what a moment of peace within myself would be.....I'm sure I would have gotten there, but your GI was so powerful. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
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