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COMBAT STRESS Harnessing Post-Traumatic Stress for Service Members, Veterans, and First Responders The American Institute of Stress COMBAT STRESS Harnessing Post-Traumatic Stress for Service Members, Veterans, and First Responders Volume 8 Number 3 Fall 2019 Fort Hood Massacre Tenth Anniversary Nothing has changed: Still Workplace Violence AND the Escalating Epidemic of Veteran Suicides. The mission of AIS is to improve the health of the The mission of AIS is to improve the health of the community and the world by setting the standard of community and the world by setting the standard of excellence of stress management in education, research, excellence of stress management in education, research, clinical care and the workplace. Diverse and inclusive, clinical care and the workplace. Diverse and inclusive, The American Institute of Stress educates medical The American Institute of Stress educates medical practitioners, scientists, health care professionals and practitioners, scientists, health care professionals and the public; conducts research; and provides information, the public; conducts research; and provides information, training and techniques to prevent human illness related training and techniques to prevent human illness related to stress. to stress. AIS provides a diverse and inclusive environment that AIS provides a diverse and inclusive environment that fosters intellectual discovery, creates and transmits fosters intellectual discovery, creates and transmits innovative knowledge, improves human health, and innovative knowledge, improves human health, and provides leadership to the world on stress related topics. provides leadership to the world on stress related topics. Harnessing Post-Traumatic Stress for Service Members, Veterans, and First Responders COMBAT STRESS We value opinions of our readers. Please feel free to contact us with any comments, suggestions or inquiries. Email: editor@stress. ombat Stress magazine is written with Editor In Chief our military Service Members, Veterans, Daniel L. Kirsch, PhD, DAAPM, FAIS first responders, and their families in AIS President Cmind. We want all of our members and guests to Editor find contentment in their lives by learning about Kathy Platoni, PsyD, DAAPM, FAIS stress management and finding what works COL (RET), US Army best for each of them. Stress is unavoidable and Contributing Editors comes in many shapes and sizes. It can even Josh Briley, PhD, FAIS be considered a part of who we are. Being in Lousie Gaston, PhD a state of peaceful happiness may seem like Charles Grantham, PhD a lofty goal but harnessing your stress in a John H. Thurman, Jr. M.Div., MA positive way makes it obtainable. Serving in the Richard Young, PhD military or being a police officer, firefighter or Managing Editor paramedic brings unique challenges and some Kathy Schoop extraordinarily bad days. The American Institute Creative Director of Stress is dedicated to helping you, our Heroes Michael McMahon and their families, cope with and heal your mind and body from the stress associated with your careers and sacrifices. AIS Combat Stress Board Combat Stress is archived online at stress. Chaired by Colonel Platoni, the role of this board org. Information in this publication is carefully is to develop initiatives and communications to serve the stress management needs of Service compiled to ensure accuracy. Members and Veterans. Kathy Platoni, PsyD, DAAPM, FAIS Copyright © 2019 the American Institute of Stress (AIS). Clinical Psychologist All rights reserved. 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The American Institute of Stress Your source for science-based stress management information Volume 7 Number 1 All-Natural Stress Remedies March 2018 In this Issue: The Body’s Plan for Stress Control Essential Oils to Support Stress Relief Simple & Natural Stress Relievers The Fourth R: Reading, Writing, Arithmetic, Relaxation 1 MARCH 2018 CONTENTMENT The American Institute of Stress www.stress.org Subscribe today and begin receiving your copy of Contentment and Combat Stress in your inbox each quarter. The American Institute of Stress is a 501c3 non-profit organization, headquartered in Weatherford, Texas. We serve the global community through both online and in-person programs and classes. The Institute is dedicated to advancing understanding of the role of stress in health and illness, the nature and importance of mind/body relationships and how to use our vast innate potential for self-healing. Our paramount goal at the AIS is to provide a clearinghouse of stress related information to the general public, physicians, health professionals and lay individuals interested in exploring the multitudinous and varied effects of stress on our health and quality of life. The American Institute of Stress 220 Adams Drive, Suite 280 - #224, Weatherford, TX 76086 USA Main: (682) 239-6823 [email protected] Fall 2019 AIS Combat Stress www.stress.org 3 CONTENTS If you’re looking for answers, you have to ask the right questions. Click to get For so many Americans, “mysterious” problems ranging from mild to severe are caused started by that scourge of modern life – stress. That realization is the first step toward healing, but it often raises many more questions that must be addressed. How is stress affecting my life? My relationships? My work? My happiness? What can I do to reduce or better cope with it? Our Stress Mastery Questionnaire – an easy and confidential online self-assessment that comes with our Stress Mastery Guide and Workbook – can help you find answers. And life-changing solutions. 46 Fall 2019 | CONTENTMENTSummer The 2019 American AIS CombatInstitute of Stress Stress www.stress.org| www.stress.org CONTENTS Volume 8 Number 3 Fall 2019 6 Editor’s Message 8 The Fort Hood Massacre: Survivors’ Story and the Hidden Truths 26 The Fort Hood Massacre - Ten Years Later 28 Letter to The President of The United States, Donald J. Trump Regarding the Fort Hood Massacre 34 In The News 36 A Response to Veteran Suicides 46 Veteran Mentors for Hillsborough County Veterans (MHCV 501c3) 51 North Country Public Radio interview 52 Challenging the CBT Dogma to Treat PTSD 64 Reducing Therapeutic Obstacles: One Psychologist’s Experience Utilizing CES in Clinical Practice 72 The Hero’s Journey 78 Is There an App for That? How Your Phone Can Help You Manage Stress Fall 2019 AIS Combat Stress www.stress.org 5 Editor’s Message N By Kathy Platoni, Psy.D., DAIPM, FAIS COL (RET), U.S. Army, COL, Ohio Military Reserve/State Defense Forces
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