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Informationen zum Autor Jim Johnson checked all the early boxes: High School - Portsmouth Abbey, renowned for capable writers; Johns Hopkins and its writing seminars. Then, he took an abrupt left turn, spending three years in Europe, working under the table. Combined with his work experiences in the States, he observed and learned from the best and worst in leadership. In 30 years of executive coaching, he has successfully coached leaders from multinationals to family held businesses.He resides in Reno with his wife La Vonne. When not advising clients, he can be found officiating lacrosse games throughout Nevada and California. Klappentext In this book, Johnson relates the stories of fifteen of his combat brothers to share with the world what their terror of four decades ago has done to them and how it affects them to this day. With candor and vivid detail, they reveal how their combat trauma symptoms still infect their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors on a daily basis. Zusammenfassung In this book! Johnson relates the stories of fifteen of his combat brothers to share with the world what their terror of four decades ago has done to them and how it affects them to this day. With candor and vivid detail! they reveal how their combat trauma symptoms still infect their thoughts! feelings! and behaviors on a daily basis. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 1. Then and Now 2 2. We Sixteen - Who We Are 3 I. GOING TO THE HELL OF COMBAT 4 3. Our Trauma 5 4. Broken Bodies, Minds and Brotherhood 6 II. HOME (BITTER) SWEET HOME 7 5. On The Home Front 8 6. Ignored by the Government, Society and the Public 9 III. LIVING WITH OUR TRAUMA - SYMPTOMS 10 7. Sleep Problems and Nightmares 11 8. Flashbacks 12 9. Triggers 13 10. Withdrawal, Numbness and Depression 14 11. Fear and Anger 15 12. Hyper Vigilance, Startle and Concentration 16 13. Guilt, Trust, Denial 17 14. Memories and Re-experiencing Combat Trauma 18 15. Work and Career 19 16. Family, Faith and Morality 20 17. Physical Problems and Combat Trauma 21 18. Wannabees, Liars and Pretenders 22 IV. HOPE AND HELP - Care and Treatment 23 19. Re-establishment of the Brotherhood 24 20. Treating Ourselves 25 21. The Veterans Administration 26 22. Veterans Helping Veterans 27 23. Then and Now - Again 28 24. In Memoriam - Mitch Perdue...
